In June 1967, the college moved into a new building that was constructed after passage of a bond issued by county voters.

On April 4, 1970, voters of the district elected the first independent board of trustees for the college.

A grant of $1.5 million from the Montana Coal Board in 1977 enabled the college to construct a new vocational building and a library learning resource center classroom addition.

[2] MCC currently has 5 varsity sports: men's and women's basketball, baseball, golf, and rodeo.

On May 4, 2009, the board of trustees voted 6-0 in favor of discontinuing the volleyball program after a search for a head coach turned up no qualified candidates.