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University description (as per official university website)
MTC is now part of the South Carolina Technical College System. One of South Carolina’s largest two-year colleges, Midlands Technical College enrolls approximately 15,000 students annually seeking to develop career-skills or transfer to a four-year institution. With the latest technology and a diverse learning environment, the college makes higher education affordable, convenient and readily accessible. Midlands Technical College prides itself on excellence in curriculum, staffing, equipment and service to its student body and the Midlands.
Facilities:
Located on 31 acres in Columbia, the Beltline Campus consists of 12 buildings with a total 232,539 square feet. The Airport Campus, located on 65 acres in West Columbia, includes 15 buildings with a total 258,357 square feet. The 34,360-square-foot Harbison Campus, located on 19 acres in Irmo, has seven buildings. The Batesburg-Leesville Campus, located in western Lexington County, is home to an 8,025-square-foot education facility.
The college's Northeast Campus, adjacent to the Carolina Research Park, is the site of MTC's Enterprise Campus and the MTC Center of Excellence for Technology. The Enterprise Campus at Midlands Technical College presents an innovative opportunity for enhancing economic vitality by recruiting and retaining regional business expansions through public-private partnerships. The campus consists of 100 developable acres adjacent to the MTC Center of Excellence for Technology, and offers proximity to the Carolina Research Park, major Interstates and shared technology-specific spaces.
Academic Programs:
MTC offers approximately 100 degree, diploma and certificates in Career Programs and the Arts and Sciences.
Midlands Technical College maintains articulation agreements with 100 percent of all accredited senior institutions in its service area.
MTC's Continuing Education program is one of the largest of its kind among two-year colleges in the state, serving approximately 30,000 residents during the past year.
Last year, MTC provided training for more than 100 area businesses and industries.
Approximately one in three college-bound high school graduates in our service area is served by Midlands Technical College.
MTC is the largest source of transfer students to Columbia College and the University of South Carolina, outside the USC system. |
