Photo: Aualliso · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest college is 28.5 miles from Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
No college is within 15 miles of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. The nearest is Montana Technological University in Butte, MT (1,528 students on campus); Highlands College of Montana Tech in Butte is 32.2 miles away.
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
The nearest college to Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
No college is within 15 miles, so this is the closest one. The map also shows the nearest community college, priced below.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the nearest college and the nearest community college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Anaconda-Deer Lodge County’s median household income ($57,527) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
The same two colleges: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Montana Technological University (2); Highlands College of Montana Tech (2).
Questions about college near Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
What is the closest college to Anaconda-Deer Lodge County?
Montana Technological University in Butte, MT, 28.5 miles in a straight line from the center of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. No college is within 15 miles.
What is the closest community college to Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, and what does it cost?
Highlands College of Montana Tech in Butte, 32.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,130 a year for Montana residents; the federal net price, $14,962, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Montana Technological University cost if we live in Montana?
Tuition and fees are $8,340 a year in-state and $26,150 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,914 (under $30,000 income) to $19,595 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
How many Anaconda-Deer Lodge County residents are in college?
About 3 of every 100 (Census, 2020–24), below Montana (5). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →