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MTC Honor Society Wins Big at Regional Awards
MTC's honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, took home more than a dozen awards at the Carolina Regional Convention.
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Midlands Technical College to Sign Cross Town Agreement with Navy ROTC Program at the University of South Carolina
Midlands Technical College (MTC) held a ceremonial Navy ROTC Preparatory Program (NPP) signing.
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Help Desk | Academic Certificate
The Help Desk certificate provides the foundation for students to work in an organization’s help desk environment. Graduates learn computer technologies, networking, technical communications, and are comprehensively trained to thrive as a help desk technician. Completing this certificate will enable
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MTC Hosts Law Enforcement Agencies for Active Shooter Training
The College’s new Police Chief shares expertise in protecting schools and campuses.
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MTC Students Ride the Comet for Free
MTC students, faculty, and staff can now ride The COMET transit bus for free
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MTC Vice President Honored with Women in Business Award
Debbie Walker recognized by Greenville, Columbia and Charleston publishers.
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Midlands Technical College Names Top Employees for 2019
Midlands Technical College kicked off its Fall Semester by honoring its Employees of the Year for 2019.
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MTC Faculty Garner National, Regional, and Statewide Awards
MTC faculty are of high caliber and some of the best in their fields, being recognized with national, regional, and statewide awards.
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Update on MTC's New Job-Training Hub
In a few months, the new Center for Business and Information Technologies will open as the hub of programs in management, accounting, business administration, and information technologies.
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Coronavirus Impact Update: March 26
Today, the City of Columbia issued an order instructing people to stay home
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Midlands Technical College Unveils Mascot
A bull named “Mav” leads the MTC Mavericks into Fall semester.
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Cake Decorator | Training Certificate
Take classes one evening a week for six weeks to earn this certificate that prepares you for all aspects of cake decorating for personal or professional artistry. Learn the secrets that experts use to create beautiful flowers using techniques like royal icing plus piping. Professional cake
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Transfer Studies | Academic Certificate
The Transfer Studies Certificate is designed for participants in the residential Gamecock Gateway program in partnership with the University of South Carolina. Program participants are required to successfully complete the following 30 transferable credit hours with a minimum 2.5 transferable grade
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First Aid | Training Certificate
This program will give you the general principles of First Aid, including medical emergencies, injury emergencies, and environmental emergencies according to American Heart Association and National Safety Council guidelines.
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General Engineering Technology | Academic Certificate
The certificate in general engineering technology will introduce students to a broad spectrum of engineering topics and specializations. Students will learn basics of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering in preparation for their next steps towards an engineering technology career.
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Midlands Technical College General Counsel Awarded 2022 Legal Elite Award
Joseph Bias, Midlands Technical College’s general counsel, has been recognized with a 2022 Legal Elite award from Columbia Business Monthly. In the Midlands region, Bias received the most votes from area attorneys in his category, Education.
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"SC nursing graduates authorized to work in hospitals before getting licensed"
In exploring how a "temporary order helps understaffed hospitals and recent nursing graduates looking for employment," News 19 called on Midlands Technical College student Quentin Sills.
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“Onpoint! with Cynthia Hardy” Features MTC Executive Director of Programs
On Sunday, April 26, 2026, WWDM radio’s “Onpoint! with Cynthia Hardy” hosted a conversation about the educational, economic, and workforce development impacts of Scout Motors on the Midlands.
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"Affordable education: SC technical colleges expect enrollment boost amid coronavirus"
On July 16, 2020 Columbia's The State newspaper reported "Affordable education: SC technical colleges expect enrollment boost amid coronavirus."
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Midlands Entrepreneurs to Share Secrets of Success
Lou Kennedy, Vanessa Mota, and Carolyn Sawyer headline “Wonder Women Wednesday” in honor of Womens History Month.
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Help Desk | Academic Certificate
The Help Desk Certificate is designed to provide knowledge in basic technical support and customer service concepts, hardware, advanced software training, interpersonal and professional communications, management information systems, and practical experience under close supervision. The curriculum
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The Purple Xperience to Debut at Harbison Theatre
Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College (HT@MTC) is proud to welcome the first show of our 2022-2023 season.
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Kennedy Rose
Although fearful of the shift from high school to college, Kennedy decided to pursue the Paralegal Studies program. While working full time at Moore Bradley Law Firm, Kennedy was able to arrange her courses around her work schedule with the help of the different class options MTC offers. From night
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Midlands Technical College Freezes Tuition through end of 2020
During a virtual town hall for students Thursday evening in Columbia, Midlands Technical College announced a tuition freeze.
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Midlands Technical College Reschedules Graduation Ceremony
Event recognizing students to be held in December
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Face Covering Requirement Expires
Face coverings will no longer be required indoors on MTC campuses.
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Recognizing MTC’s Faculty and Staff
MTC 2020 Employees of the Year
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"Two manufacturing jobs that pay well"
The Dean of MTC's School of Advanced Manufacturing and Skilled Trades recently appeared on the "Careers Without Four Years" podcast.
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Monitoring the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and protecting yourself
Midlands Technical College officials are actively monitoring the developments surrounding the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first identified in the city of Wuhan, China.
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Midlands Technical College President Inducted Into W.J. Keenan High School Hall of Fame
Dr. Ronald L. Rhames was one of 14 inductees in the inaugural class.
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Over 1,000 Mavericks Graduate from Midlands Technical College
The annual Spring Commencement ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 7 at Colonial Life Arena in downtown Columbia.
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Nine Students with Learning Disabilities Graduate
The Building Occupational Opportunities in the Midlands (BOOM) group celebrated their recent class of graduates.
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Database Development | Academic Certificate
The Database Development certificate provides the student with an opportunity to gain knowledge and work with relational databases. The student will use SQL in the design and manipulation of the database. The student will develop Windows-based interfaces as well as internet-based interfaces. The
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100% of Spring CNC Graduates Earn Job Offers
Within one week of their graduation ceremony, all of the students in Midlands Technical College Spring 2022 Computer Numerical Control (CNC) program had received job offers.