Montana Tech Experiential Learning Summary (Summer 2011-Spring 2012)

INTRODUCTION This annual survey is conducted for the purpose of presenting information reported to Career Services by students who have accepted degree-related work experiences. The data should be viewed only as an informational resource since the responses to requests for information are voluntary and do not reflect information for all students in degree-related work experiences.

This summary is also completed as part of our continued effort to increase and expand our institutional effectiveness.

Degree-Related work experience can be defined as one of the following: Experiential Learning: Experiential learning refers to a work experience where furthering their degreerelated knowledge and clarifying career goals are the student’s primary objectives.

Co-op:

Abbreviation for Cooperative Education. A co-op is experiential learning where the student commits full-time to degree-related employment during a regular academic semester in place of attending classes.

Internship:

An internship is experiential learning taken in conjunction with academic credit.

Job Shadow:

While job shadowing a student will observe and shadow an employer during their day-to-day activities without extensive hands-on participation.

This survey and archives of previous surveys are available online at:

www.mtech.edu/career/surveys Special Notes:

Some students have reported more than one experience during the reported time so the actual number of reported experiences may be higher than the number of participating students.

Salary computations do not include volunteer experiences or job shadowing opportunities.

Specific information on each of the different colleges can be found online at www.mtech.edu/academics.

Some degrees, i.e. Network Technology, combine the 2 year and 4 year students.

Internship credits are not required by all departments, but are strongly recommended.

Insufficient Data (I/D): To keep salary information confidential, I/D is listed when less than three salaries are reported. i

Summary of Summer 2011 through Spring 2012 Experiential Learning Published: July 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS

274

3% 6% 11% 34% 40%

College of Technology Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

6% Graduates and Post-Bacc

154

High

HOURLY SALARY INFORMATION College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies ............

School of Mines & Engineering .................................................

College of Technology ..............................................................

Graduate School .......................................................................

$ $ $ $

35.00 45.01 22.00 25.00

OVERALL College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies ..............

School of Mines & Engineering ...................................................

College of Technology ................................................................

Graduate School .........................................................................

1

Average

$ 7.35 $ 9.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00

In-State

GEOGRAPHIC AREA

Montana Tech

Low

52% 85% 33% 86% 67%

$ $ $ $

11.96 20.28 14.67 20.83

Out-of-State 48% 15% 67% 14% 33%

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

SUMMARY BY SCHOOL AND DEGREE AREA # Reported

High

Low

Average

# Salaries

College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies Biological Sciences Business Business & Information Technology - Accounting Option - Management Option Chemistry Computer Science Health Care Informatics Liberal Studies Network Technology Pre-Professional Health Science Professional & Technical Communication Software Engineering

8 2 14 6 8 5 8 11 8 26 2 6 3 93

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

17.00 I/D 21.00 14.00 21.00 I/D 20.00 11.00 I/D 35.00 I/D 8.50 I/D 35.00

$ 9.00 $ I/D $ 9.00 $ 9.00 $ 10.00 $ I/D $ 10.00 $ 8.00 $ I/D $ 7.35 $ I/D $ 7.35 $ I/D $ 7.35

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

12.18 I/D 12.22 10.00 15.00 I/D 14.00 9.67 I/D 11.95 I/D 7.96 I/D 11.96

6 2 9 5 4 2 8 6 2 17 0 4 1 57

11 14 49 22 21 2 4 3 1 13 20 28 6 22 43 182

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

23.50 36.54 36.00 23.00 36.00 I/D 17.50 20.00 I/D 23.60 26.44 26.60 I/D 26.60 45.01 45.01

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

17.04 19.46 16.39 14.92 18.70 I/D 14.88 17.00 I/D 19.71 18.96 18.60 I/D 18.22 28.79 20.28

10 14 44 20 18 2 4 3 1 13 20 20 2 18 34 159

School of Mines & Engineering Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering General Engineering - Civil Engineering Option - Mechanical Engineering Option - No Option - Welding Engineering Option Geological Engineering Geophysical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Mining Engineering Occupational Safety & Health - Applied Health Option - No Option Petroleum Engineering

14.00 11.00 9.00 10.00 9.00 I/D 11.00 12.00 I/D 15.00 10.00 9.00 I/D 9.00 11.50 9.00

College of Technology Accounting Technology Civil Engineering Technology Drafting Technology

4 2 1 7

$ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ 22.00

$ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ 10.00

$ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ 14.67

1 2 0 3

1 1 1 1 4 1 1

$ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ 25.00 $ I/D $ I/D

$ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ 21.00 $ I/D $ I/D

$ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ I/D $ 23.33 $ I/D $ I/D

1 1 1 1 3 0 0

Graduate School General Engineering - No Option Geoscience - Geology Option Industrial Hygiene Interdisciplinary Mining Engineering Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

2

Montana Tech

# Reported Technical Communication

High $ I/D $ 25.00

1 9

154

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

274

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS 3% 6% 11% 34% 40% 6%

$ I/D $ 10.00

Average $ I/D $ 20.83

# Salaries 1 6

College of Technology Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Graduates and Post-Baccalaureates

466

NUMBER OF INTERNSHIP CREDITS GENERATED

156

NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING INTERNSHIP CREDIT

26

Low

NUMBER OF LONG TERM OR CO-OP EXPERIENCES

AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OVERALL College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies ....................

School of Mines & Engineering ..........................................................

College of Technology ........................................................................

Graduate School .................................................................................

Montana Tech

3

$ $ $ $ $

18.11 11.96 20.28 14.67 20.83

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Montana Tech

Accounting Technology (3 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (4) Butte (3)

Deer Lodge (1)

4 Reported

High - I/D

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Community Health Center Ed Tech Federal Credit Union Montana Credit Unions for Community Development-VITA Program Montana Credit Unions for Community Development-VITA Program

Biological Sciences (1 Volunteer Experience) MONTANA (8) Anaconda (2) Arlee (1) Bozeman (1) Butte (3)

Opportunity (1)

8 Reported High - $17.00

Low - $9.00

Average - $12.18

Jordan Contracting, Inc. Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks S&K Environmental Restoration Montana State University Envirocon, Inc. Montana Resources, LLP St. James HealthCare S&K Environmental Restoration

Business

2 Reported High - I/D

MONTANA (2) Butte (1) Winifred (1)

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Kmart Mid-State Signs

Business & Information Technology

14 Reported

Accounting Option High - $14.00 MONTANA (6) Anaconda (1) Butte (5)

Low - $9.00

Rivers & Rivers CPA's Butte Country Club Newland and Company Office of the State Public Defender (3)

4

Average - $10.00

Montana Tech

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Management Option (2 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (7) Butte (5)

Helena (1) Missoula (1) COLORADO (1)

High - $21.00

Low - $10.00

Average - $15.00

College Pro Painters Maurices Mercury Street Medical Montana Tech - Business Dept PPL Montana, Inc. Montana Office of Public Instruction Western States Insurance Newmont Mining Corporation, Denver

Chemistry

5 Reported

(2 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (4) Butte (4)

COLORADO (1)

High - I/D

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

MSE Technology Applications, Inc. (MSE-TA) Rocky Mountain Clinic (2) St. James HealthCare National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder

Civil Engineering Technology

2 Reported

High - I/D MONTANA (1) Butte (1) NEVADA (1)

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Elko

Computer Science

8 Reported High - $20.00

MONTANA (5) Butte (5)

COLORADO (2) IDAHO (1)

Low - $10.00

Average - $14.00

Montana Tech - Technical Outreach (3) NCAT - National Center for Appropriate Technology St. James HealthCare Echostar Technologies (formerly Echostar Communications), Denver (2) Micron Technology, Inc., Boise

Drafting Technology

1 Reported High - I/D

MONTANA (1) Butte (1)

Low - I/D

MSE Technology Applications, Inc. (MSE-TA)

5

Average - I/D

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Montana Tech

Electrical Engineering

11 Reported

High - $23.50 MONTANA (5) Butte (5)

COLORADO (1) IDAHO (2) NEVADA (1) UTAH (1) WYOMING (1)

Low - $14.00

NCAT - National Center for Appropriate Technology NorthWestern Energy (3) PPL Montana, Inc. Bechtel Corporation, Pueblo Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls Thompson Creek Mining Company, Clayton Robinson Nevada Mining Company, Ely Rio Tinto, Magna Cloud Peak Energy, Gillette

Environmental Engineering

14 Reported

High - $36.54 MONTANA (6) Big Timber (1) Butte (3)

Opportunity (2) CALIFORNIA (1) IDAHO (1) NEVADA (2) NORTH DAKOTA (1) WASHINGTON (1) WYOMING (2)

Average - $17.04

Low - $11.00

Stillwater Mining Company Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Montana Tech - MBMG Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. S&K Environmental Restoration (2) Chevron, San Ramon Thompson Creek Mining Company, Clayton Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Elko Newmont Mining Corporation, Elko Neset Consulting Service, Tioga BP, Blaine Cloud Peak Energy, Gillette (2)

6

Average - $19.46

Montana Tech

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

General Engineering

50 Reported

Civil Engineering Option High - $23.00 MONTANA (12) Butte (4)

Great Falls (1) Helena (1) Kalispell (1) Miles City (1) Missoula (3)

Sidney (1) CALIFORNIA (2) OREGON (1) TEXAS (3)

WASHINGTON (3)

WYOMING (1)

Low - $10.00

Average - $14.92

ERM, Inc. Montana Resources, LLP USDOI BLM - Montana Water & Environmental Technologies (WET) US Forest Service DOWL HKM CMG Engineering, Inc. Oftedal Construction DJ&A, P.C. Knife River Spectrum Aquatics Interstate Engineering Kiewit Construction, Carlsbad PCL Constructors Inc., Los Angeles Western Federal Lands Highway Division, Prineville Baker Concrete Construction, Inc., Houston Kiewit Construction, Fort Worth Kiewit Construction, Keller Barnard Construction, Snoqualmie Centralia City Light, Centralia The Boeing Company, Everett Arch Coal Inc., Wright

Mechanical Engineering Option High - $36.00 MONTANA (8) Butte (5)

Decker (1) Manhattan (1) Montana City (1) CALIFORNIA (2) OKLAHOMA (1) OREGON (1) TEXAS (2) UTAH (2) VIRGINIA (1) WASHINGTON (3) WYOMING (1)

Low - $9.00

Hank Rawlins, Ph. D Montana Tech - CAMP NCAT - National Center for Appropriate Technology (2) SeaCast, Inc. Kiewit Mining Corp Plastic Design & Manufacturing Utility Mapping Services, Inc. Aera Energy LLC, Bakersfield Rio Tinto, Boron SandRidge Energy, Inc., Oklahoma City Ash Grove Cement Company, Durkee Kiewit Construction, Fort Worth Kiewit, Dallas Kennecott Energy, Salt Lake Rio Tinto, Salt Lake City Ashland, Franklin Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton (3) MI SWACO, Greybull

7

Average - $18.70

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Montana Tech

No Option High - $22.00 MONTANA (2) Butte (2) NEVADA (1)

Low - $12.22

Average - $16.21

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Montana Resources, LLP Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Cortez

Welding Engineering Option High - $17.50 MONTANA (3) Butte (3) WYOMING (1)

Low - $11.00

Average - $14.88

Montana Resources, LLP SeaCast, Inc. (2) L&H Industrial, Inc., Gillette

Geological Engineering

3 Reported

High - $20.00 MONTANA (2) Anaconda (1) Nye (1) NEVADA (1)

Low - $12.00

Average - $17.00

Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. Stillwater Mining Company Newmont Mining Corporation, Elko

Geophysical Engineering

1 Reported

High - I/D COLORADO (1)

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Newmont Mining Corporation, Greenwood Village

Geoscience

1 Reported

Geology Option High - I/D MONTANA (1) Whitehall (1)

Low - I/D

Barrick Goldstrike Mines

Health Care Informatics (3 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (11) Anaconda (1) Butte (9)

Missoula (1)

Average - I/D

11 Reported

High - $11.00

Low - $8.00

Community Hospital of Anaconda Community Health Center (6) Human Resources Council-District XII Montana Tech - Health Care Informatics St. James HealthCare St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center

8

Average - $9.67

Montana Tech

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Industrial Hygiene (1 Volunteer Experience) MONTANA (3) Anaconda (1) Great Falls (1) Pablo (1) CALIFORNIA (1)

4 Reported High - $25.00

Low - $21.00

Average - $23.33

Jordan Contracting, Inc. PPL Montana, Inc. Confederation of Salish & Kootenai Tribes Chevron, San Ramon

Interdisciplinary

1 Reported High - I/D

AUSTRALIA (1)

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Griffith University, Brisbane, Ql

Liberal Studies

8 Reported

(5 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (8) Butte (7)

Helena (1)

High - I/D

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Butte Family YMCA Butte School District #1 CCCS (Community Counseling & Correctional Service Inc.) (2) Montana Tech - COT Safe Space (2) Montana Supreme Court

Metallurgical Engineering

13 Reported

High - $23.60

Low - $15.00

MONTANA (3) Colstrip (1) Columbus (2) ALASKA (1) IDAHO (1) IOWA (1) NEVADA (3)

Westmoreland Coal Co. Stillwater Mining Company (2) Teck Resources, Red Dog Mine Thompson Creek Mining Company, Challis John Deere Company, Waterloo Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Elko Newmont Mining Corporation, Elko Quadra FNX Mining Limited, Ely SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Haile Gold Mine, Inc., Kershaw FLSmidth, Inc., Salt Lake City UTAH (2) Rio Tinto, Salt Lake City Ash Grove Cement Company, Seattle WASHINGTON (1)

9

Average - $19.71

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Montana Tech

Mining Engineering

21 Reported High - $26.44

MONTANA (6) Butte (2) Colstrip (1) Nye (1) Troy (1) Whitehall (1) ALASKA (1) ARIZONA (1) COLORADO (1) IDAHO (3) ILLINOIS (1) MINNESOTA (1) NEVADA (5)

WYOMING (2)

Low - $10.00

Montana Resources, LLP (2) Westmoreland Coal Co. Stillwater Mining Company Troy Mine Inc. Barrick Goldstrike Mines Granite Construction Company, Anchorage Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Bagdad Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Empire Coeur Silver Valley Inc (US Silver Corporation), Wallace (2) Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls Unimin Corporation, Ottawa Cliffs Natural Resources Inc, Babbitt Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Elko Newmont Mining Corporation, Winnemucca (2) Quadra FNX Mining Limited, Ely Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp., Elko Kiewit Mining Corp, Gillette Peabody Energy, Gillette

Network Technology (4 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (20) Butte (17)

Great Falls (2) Missoula (1) ILLINOIS (2) NEW MEXICO (1) WASHINGTON (1) WYOMING (1) SAUDI ARABIA (1)

Average - $18.96

26 Reported High - $35.00

Low - $7.35

AtaData Butte Public Housing Authority Butte School District #1 Montana Tech - Athletic Dept Montana Tech - COT (4) Montana Tech - PTC Dept.

NorthWestern Energy (2) Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. PPL Montana, Inc. Public Housing Authority of Butte Rite Fix Computers St. James HealthCare Town Pump, Inc. Montana State University- Great Falls Network Express LTD Community Medical Center DCV Tech, Hickory Hills (2) Impala Networks, Farmington Evergreen Public Schools, Vancouver Tri County Telephone (TCT), Basin Alslam, Riyadh

10

Average - $11.95

Montana Tech

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Occupational Safety & Health

28 Reported

Applied Health Option (4 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (4) Butte (4)

CALIFORNIA (1) NEVADA (1)

High - I/D

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Herbalife Montana Tech - Athletic Dept St. James HealthCare (2) REC Silicon, San Francisco Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Elko

No Option (2 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (6) Anaconda (1) Butte (3) Columbus (1) West Yellowstone CALIFORNIA (1) IDAHO (1) IOWA (1) MISSOURI (1) NEVADA (2) OHIO (1) OKLAHOMA (1) UTAH (1) WASHINGTON (4)

WYOMING (3)

High - $26.60

Low - $9.00

Laslovich Construction Montana Resources, LLP (2) Wave Pro Stillwater Mining Company Grizzly Internet Aera Energy LLC, Ventura TIC - The Industrial Company, New Plymouth Mortenson Construction, Massena Mortenson Construction, Fort Leonard Wood Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Winnemucca Newmont Mining Corporation, Winnemucca Envirocon, Inc., Cincinnati Mortenson Construction, Elk City Granite Construction Company, Salt Lake City Envirocon, Inc., Richland M & E Consulting, Hanford The Boeing Company, Seattle Traylor Bros., Inc., Seattle Cloud Peak Energy, Gillette (2) Cloud Peak Energy, Sheridan

11

Average - $18.22

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Montana Tech

Petroleum Engineering

43 Reported

High - $45.01 MONTANA (4) Billings (1) Butte (1) Saco (2) ALASKA (2) CALIFORNIA (4)

COLORADO (4)

LOUISIANA (1) NORTH DAKOTA (3)

OKLAHOMA (5)

TEXAS (11)

WYOMING (2) CANADA (7)

Low - $11.50

Average - $28.79

Hohn Engineering, PLLC MSE Technology Applications, Inc. (MSE-TA) Denbury Resources Fidelity Exploration & Production Company BP, Anchorage (2) Venoco Inc., Carpinteria (2) Venoco Inc., Oxnard Venoco Inc., Santa Barbara Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Denver (2) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Evans Noble Energy, Denver Shell Exploration & Production Co., New Orleans Ensign US Drilling, Williston Hess Corporation, Tioga The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), Grand Forks Devon Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City (2) SandRidge Energy, Inc., Oklahoma City (2) SM Energy Company, Tulsa Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston BP, Houston Chesapeake Energy Corp., Fort Worth Chevron, Houston (2) Devon Energy Corporation, Midland Merit Energy Company, Dallas Newfield Exploration, Houston Packers Plus Energy Services, Midland Whiting Petroleum, Midland (2) Devon Energy Corporation, Riverton QEP Resources, Pinedale Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), Calgary, Alberta (2) Cenovus Energy, Calgary, Alberta EnCana Corporation - Canada, Calgary, Alberta Husky Energy, Inc., Calgary, Alberta Nexen Inc., Calgary, Alberta Penn West Exploration, Calgary, Alberta

Pre-Professional Health Science (2 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (2) Billings (1) Laurel (1)

High - I/D

2 Reported Low - I/D

St. John's Lutheran Ministries Walmart

12

Average - I/D

Montana Tech

Summary Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 Experiential Learning

Professional & Technical Communication (2 Volunteer Experiences) MONTANA (6) Anaconda (1) Butte (3) Lolo (2)

High - $8.50

Low - $7.35

6 Reported Average - $7.96

Goosetown Racquet & Health Club KXLF - TV (2) NCAT - National Center for Appropriate Technology A Better You Coach (2)

Software Engineering

3 Reported

High - I/D COLORADO (1) CANADA (2)

Low - I/D

Average - I/D

Echostar Technologies (formerly Echostar Communications), Denver K & C DATA Management Inc., Calgary, Alberta (2)

Technical Communication

1 Reported

High - I/D MONTANA (1) Butte (1)

Low - I/D

St. James HealthCare

13

Average - I/D