Midlands Technical College Trade Programs

Located in West Columbia, South Carolina, Midlands Technical College is a public institution. MTC is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Midlands Technical College?

Contact details for MTC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1260 Lexington Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170-2176
Phone:	803-738-8324
Website:	www.midlandstech.edu

Can I Afford MTC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time MTC students paid $235 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $564 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,640	$13,536
Fees	$276	$276
Books and Supplies	$1,660	$1,660

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MTC, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,823 a year. That adds up to $19,292 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MTC is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Midlands Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,702 undergraduate students at MTC, with 3,586 being full-time and 5,116 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,586 full-time undergraduates at MTC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Midlands Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	946
Hispanic or Latino	298
White	1,790
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	490

Over 17 countries are represented at MTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

Online Learning at Midlands Technical College

In 2020-2021, 6,599 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MTC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of MTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Midlands Technical College was 130.6%. This is the #292 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MTC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.