Campuses and CentersCampuses and CentersMidlands Technical College is a multicampus college serving Richland, Lexington and Fairfield county residents in South Carolina. The college operates four campuses: Airport Campus (West Columbia, in Lexington County), Beltline Campus (Columbia, in Richland County) , Harbison Campus (Irmo, in Lexington County) and Northeast Campus (Columbia, in Richland County). The college also operates the Fort Jackson Center located at the U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Jackson.
The Airport Campus is located on 65 acres on Lexington Avenue in West Columbia. It was originally the training site for (Gen. Jimmy) "Doolittle's Raiders" during World War II. Later it housed the South Carolina Area Trade School, Columbia Campus, and the Columbia Technical Education Center. The campus now consists of 363,791 square feet of classroom, workshop, library, laboratory and support space. A new 45,000 square foot Student Center which houses all of the student service functions plus the new bookstore, cafeteria, campus life and a large student lounge was completed in 1996. Construction was completed on a 56,000 square feet Health Sciences and Nursing facility adjacent to the Student Center in 2001.
The Beltline Campus, located at 316 South Beltline Boulevard in Southeast Columbia, was originally established in 1963 as the Richland Technical Education Center. The campus includes 11 facilities with 352,639 square feet on 22 landscaped acres. The new 25,000-square-foot Student Center was completed in the fall of 1998 and a parking garage/automotive training facility of 117,000 square feet was completed in fall of 1999.
Harbison Campus, located on College Street in Irmo, opened its doors to students in September 1980. The 19 wooded acres and six buildings, consisting of 30,300 square feet, were generously donated by the Harbison Development Corporation. The campus was originally the site of Harbison Junior College, which closed in 1958. Today the campus offers short courses, seminars, workshops and conferences to upgrade job skills and enhance professional development. There are also a variety of noncredit programs for people who want to take courses for personal interest.
In 1989, Midlands Technical College recognized that current and projected trends in enrollment growth would require a significant expansion of facilities. Studies initiated that year resulted in the eventual purchase, in December 1991, of 150 acres in the northeast sector of Richland County to serve a regional campus. The site is located adjacent to the Carolina Research Park at 151 Powell Road. The originals Master Plan developed in 1992 utilized the entire 150-acre site to house 11 building comprised of 387,000 square feet. The college recognized that a more efficient layout of the Northeast Campus was possible. In 1999, the college developed a Master Plan that utilizes only 50 acres but still provides 7 buildings with a total of at least 400,000 square feet. In 2003, the Northeast Campus was established with the construction of the 50,000 square feet Center of Excellence for Technology. The facility specializes in information technology and advanced manufacturing training. This campus will likely expand with new initiatives centered on partnerships with business and industry.
The Army Continuing Education Center at Fort Jackson offers credit programs. A facility in Batesburg-Leesville offers credit and Continuing Education programs.
All off-campus instruction is delivered through the regular full-time faculty of the college and qualified part-time faculty. Staff, resources and facilities are carefully coordinated to provide off-campus students the best possible service.