Former names | Montana State Normal School (1893–1903) Montana State Normal College (1903–1931) Montana State Teachers College (1931–1949) Western Montana College of Education (1949–1965) Western Montana College (1965–1988) Western Montana College of The University of Montana (1988–2001) |
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Type | Public college |
Established | 1893 |
Parent institution | University of Montana |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Chancellor | Michael Reid [1] |
Provost | Johnny MacLean |
Students | 1,221 |
Location | , U.S. 45°12′30″N112°38′18″W / 45.20833°N 112.63833°W [2] |
Campus | Rural |
Colors | Red, White & Black |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Frontier |
Mascot | Baxter the Bulldog |
Website | www |
The University of Montana Western (UMW, Montana Western) is a public college in Dillon, Montana. It is affiliated with the University of Montana and part of the Montana University System. It was founded in 1893 as Montana State Normal School and was also the Western Montana College of the University of Montana before becoming part of the Montana University System in 2000. Enrollment of full-time, degree seeking students as of Fall 2018 was 1,221 students.
The college was founded as the Montana State Normal School in 1893 to train teachers according to a model used by other states. Education was considered highly important for the state. The first term of the Montana State Normal School began on September 6, 1897, with courses in elementary education for all grades below high school which took two years to complete, a one-year professional course for all teachers with two years of prior experience, an English-Scientific course which gave students a four-year diploma, a four-year Latin course, and a graduate course.
Academics at the college expanded with increased programs and had a four-year curriculum; the addition of other subjects and departments led to its being renamed as Western Montana College. It became part of the Montana University System in 2000 and its name was changed to University of Montana Western.
The Montana–Western (UMW) athletic teams are called the Bulldogs. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Frontier Conference since the 1933–34 academic year.
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