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Mountain Land Tech reports waiting lists for over 500 students, seeks Payson branch and expanded capacity
Summary
Mountain Land Technical College told legislators it has more than 500 students on waiting lists across programs and that opening a Payson branch and other campuses will expand capacity; the college cited a potential $22.5 million regional economic impact from serving those waiting students.
Clay Christiansen, president of Mountain Land Technical College (MTech), told the committee MTech is the system’s largest technical college by FTE and budget and that demand has outpaced current capacity across its large multi‑county service region.
Christiansen said MTech enrolled 6,369 students in 2024 and currently has more than 500 prospective students on waiting lists for programs across its service area (Alpine, Nebo, Provo, South Summit, North…
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