MTC FLIPS THE SCRIPT IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
As the largest technical college in central South Carolina, Midlands Technical College led the way in high-quality, real-time instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the onset of COVID-19, MTC highly-revised its course delivery options, and now Academic and Corporate and Continuing Education courses can be taken in four different ways.
In addition to traditional on-campus and online courses, MTC also now offers virtual and hybrid classes. The new virtual class format meets at set times with live, real-time instruction and classmate interaction. Online courses are self-paced with due dates for assignments, and hybrid are a mix of traditional on-campus and online or virtual.
“Up until the pandemic hit, a normal semester at MTC would be made up of about 80% on-campus and 20% online courses,” said Barrie Kirk, MTC’s Provost. “Based on data about the virus and student feedback, we decided that a major shift in course delivery options was necessary.”
The new virtual offerings made up 45% of fall 2020 courses, with another 16% being delivered online, 33% being delivered on-campus, and 6% in the hybrid format.
"The shift in our course delivery options was made possible by our excellent faculty who were highly flexible and knowledgable about their courses," Kirk added.
“At MTC, we like to say, ‘You can get anywhere from here.’ That is true for all of our learning formats. We have worked hard to make sure we are providing more course delivery options than ever before. The goal is to accommodate the desires of every student wishing to start or continue their educational pursuits,” said MTC President Dr. Ronald L. Rhames.
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