Butte Literacy Program

We support adults’ literacy goals through free, confidential, learner-centered tutoring.

Mission

We support adults’ literacy goals through free, confidential, learner-centered tutoring.

Requirements

To enroll in the Butte Literacy Program you must be at least 16 yeas old. Students do need a photo ID to be admitted to the HISET test site at Montana Tech.

Cost

FREE

Length

9.8 months is the average length of time in the program; 7 took between 1 and 3 years and 15 completed in 5 months or less.

"If you want to build something big, you have to start with a small step!"

In Silver Bow County, about 3,500 adults do not have a high school diploma. Without that piece of paper, their opportunities are limited, for that diploma is the key to entering training programs, college, or the military. We are working to improve this situation. - 6.5 months is the average length of time in the program.

249

adults, ages 16 through 83 have enrolled in the program, a growth of over 2500% in 5 years

48

students have graduated from our program by passing all 5 parts of the HiSET Exam.

47

percent of our graduates have been accepted into post high school programs including career/tech, college, and the military.

Success rate 96%

Find out more about what we do

The purpose of the program is to provide trained tutors to carry out a free, confidential, one-to-one, tutoring program for individuals over the age of 16 built on flexible scheduling, diagnostic and individualized teaching, and instructional materials that meet each student’s individual needs whether that means improvement in literacy and/or passing exams.

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Community

The Butte Literacy Program is made up of community members who help area adults achieve their dream of earning a high school diploma and opening doors to greater opportunity through career/tech programs, college, or the military.

Our Tutors

We provide trained tutors to carry out one-to-one, academic tutoring for individuals over the age of 16 built on flexible scheduling, diagnostic and individualized teaching, and instructional materials that meet each student’s learning needs.

Now

Right now, 99% of our students are working to earn high school equivalency diplomas so they can enter career, technical, college programs, or the military so they can improve their families’ opportunities.

News

From our coordinator

November 2024 - March 2025

We added 8 new students

We added 1 new tutor

We reached the Gianforte Family Foundation grant for a matched amount of $7500.

Thank you all so much for your generous donations! We are still getting donations. Many of those donations have been made in memory of our previous Tutor Coordinator, Tenney Hammond.

We definitely appreciate your continued support. If you are not on our mailing list, you can help our program continue to flourish by making a donation. You can send a check to:

The Butte Literacy Program
226 W Broadway
Butte, MT 59701

We have received a very generous donation from the estate of Tenney Hammond. We are so very thankful for the donation.

Margie Willhite
Coordinator

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Meet our graduates

To enroll in the Butte Literacy Program you must be at least 16 yeas old. Students do need a photo ID to be admitted to the HISET test site at Montana Tech.

Santiago Sandoval

Santiago Sandoval

2023
Jared T.

Jared T.

2022
Gabby D.

Gabby D.

2022