MILES CITY, Mont.
University of Montana President George Dennison has outlined a preliminary plan to create a higher education center in Hamilton, drawing fire from backers of a proposed community college in the same area.
Dennison told the Regents’ Academic and Student Affairs Committee Wednesday that the center would offer everything from college credit for high school honors courses up through bachelor’s degrees.
A higher education center would allow distance learning classes, job training and classes taught at the center, depending on what the community wants.
Dennison said he does not believe it would conflict with the proposed Bitterroot Valley Community College.
Ravalli County voters earlier this month approved the creation of a community college district.
Victoria Clark of the Bitterroot Valley Community College-Exploratory Committee, views the UM proposal as competition.
