About Montana State University - Northern

Montana State University–Northern (MSU–Northern or Northern) is a public academic world in Havre, Montana. It is allowance of the Montana University System and was Northern Montana College prior to the restructuring of Montana’s public university circles system in 1994. It has an vigorous budget for fiscal year 2007 of $12.54 million. In 1913, the Montana State Legislature endorsed the introduction of the Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School at Fort Assinniboine, six miles southwest of Havre, but no maintenance was actually appropriated. The State Legislature amended their native act in 1927 to include determined academic subjects and in 1929, the Legislature appropriated funds to confirm the learned as a branch of the University of Montana (later renamed the Montana University System). Northern Montana College opened its doors in September 1929 in temporary habitat in Havre High School, and moved to its present campus in 1932.

Havre (/ˈhævər/ HAV-ər) is the county chair and largest city in Hill County, Montana, United States. Havre is nicknamed the crown jewel of the Hi-Line. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,310, and in 2018 the estimated population was 9,715.