Midlands Technical College

Midlands Technical College
Photograph of the Airport campus of Midlands Technical College
Airport campus of Midlands Technical College
Former name
  • South Carolina Area Trade School Columbia Campus
  • Columbia Technical Education Center
  • Richland Technical Education Center
MottoYou can get anywhere from here
TypePublic community college[1]
Established1947
Parent institution
South Carolina Technical College System
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges[1][2]
Endowment$9.5 million (2020)[3]
PresidentRonald L. Rhames
Students9,091[1]
Location, ,
United States
CampusSuburb: Large[1]
Colors       Blue and Gold[4]
MascotMavericks[5]
Websitewww.midlandstech.edu

Midlands Technical College is a public technical college with multiple locations in the Richland, Lexington, and Fairfield counties of South Carolina. With a student body of approximately 16,000, the college is one of South Carolina's largest two-year colleges. It offers approximately one hundred associate degrees, diplomas, and certificate programs of study and is the largest source of transfer students to the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

  1. ^ a b c d "Midlands Technical College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Accreditation". www.midlandstech.edu. Midlands Technical College. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Midlands Technical College Brand Guide" (PDF). midlandstech.edu. Midlands Technical College. p. 5. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Midlands Technical College Unveils Mascot". Midlands Technical College. August 16, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.