page_title: Montana State University Billings
section_title: Student life
hierarchical_section_title: Montana State University Billings / Student life
caption_attribution_description: English: MSUB College of Education
context_page_description: Montana State University Billings is a public university in Billings, Montana. It is the state's third largest university. Its campus is located on 110 acres in downtown Billings, Montana. Formerly Eastern Montana Normal School at its founding in 1927, the Normal School changed its name to Eastern Montana College of Education in 1949. It was again renamed in 1965 as Eastern Montana College. It merged into the Montana University System in 1994 under its present name. Currently, the university offers over 100 specialized programs for certificates, associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees through the University's five colleges. The five colleges of Montana State University Billings are Arts and Sciences, Business, Allied Health Professions, Education, and City College.
context_section_description: With the main campus in the downtown core of Billings many cultural, service, athletic or educational activities are within walking distance of the campus. The school is host to a mix of traditional and nontraditional students. Approximately 400 students live on campus in the residence halls.
  Some of the major student organizations include:
  The Associated Students of Montana State University Billings, also known as the student government.  This organization is run by and for students, taking in concerns, advocating student issues and rights, and allocating funds.
  Student Activities Board, the organizers of many activities from comedians to current movies on campus.
  Student religious organizations including United Campus Ministry representing 7 Protestant denominations, other Christian non-denominational organizations, Baha'i, and Catholic groups.
  Jacket Student Ambassadors, a student leadership organization on campus which hosts many new student orientations and tours of the campus.
  The Residence Hall Association, a student run residence hall association that provides both social and educational programming for residents of Petro and Rimrock Hall.
caption: College of Education
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