Missoula College

After a careful look over, University of Montana President Royce Engstrom announced that construction for the new Missoula College is set to be at 1205 E. Broadway.

In 2008, Missoula Rural Fire expanded its Resident Firefighter Program to provide extra support during non-peak hours.

A draft environmental statement for the proposed Missoula College building on East Broadway has been completed, and public comment is now being sought.

Now that the decision to place the new Missoula College at the East Broadway location has been made, the first meeting to plan the new facility will be on Thursday, November 14 at the Holiday Inn-Missoula Downtown.

UPDATE - 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 University of Montana President Royce Engstrom said on Wednesday, October 2, that the decision to build the new Missoula College at the East Broadway site came after months of studies and meetings with school and community groups.

The public will have an opportunity to give their feedback next week on the two proposed sites for a new Missoula College building. They are the original South Campus location, where the present University of Montana Golf Course stands, and a site on East Broadway across the river from the campus.

At one point in time, it appeared that the University of Montana was determined to place the Missoula College on the UM Golf Course. Now, however, investigation is underway on at least one new site, and according to lawyer Quentin Rhoades of the firm Sullivan, Tabarachi and Rhoades, the change of plans may be due to a single letter

The newly appointed President of the Associated Students of the University of Montana Asa Hohman says he still supports the south campus option.

It's been one of the most heated controversies in Missoula over the past few years, where the new Missoula College should be located. UM officials have steadfastly maintained that the South Campus, the current location of the UM Golf Course, was the sole choice. Not anymore.

A Missoula law firm, Sullivan, Tabaracci and Rhodes, has sent a cease and desist request dated May 5, 2013 to Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian and the Montana Board of Regents, enjoining the construction of the Missoula College on the South Campus, the current location of The University of Montana Golf Course.