MSU-B, Idaho State partner on 2 year energy degrees

Education officials say state schools in Billings, Great Falls and Havre will offer two-year degrees to produce workers for coal plants, biofuel refineries and other energy industry projects in Montana.

Officials from Montana State University-Billings http://www.msubillings.edu/ , MSU-Great Falls College of Technology http://www.msugf.edu/ and MSU-Northern http://www.msun.edu/ said the schools will offer associate degrees in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and control engineering.

The effort comes through a partnership with Idaho State University http://www.isu.edu/ .

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