Security
For any law enforcement, medical, or fire emergency call 911. From a campus phone (such as in a classroom or office) dial 9-911.
Non-emergency incidents such as crimes that have already occurred including theft, vandalism, minor vehicle accidents on MTC property, injuries occurring while engaged in MTC activities, or to report security and safety concerns to the MTC Police Department call 803-738-7850 from a personal phone, extension 7850 from a campus phone or email campuspolice@midlandstech.edu. In addition, red with blue lights on top, emergency call stations are located throughout all MTC campuses. These emergency call stations connect directly to the MTC Police Department Communications Center and can also be used to initiate an immediate response from the MTC Police Department.
The Midlands Technical College’s Annual Safety and Security Report required by the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 is available online at: WWW.MIDLANDSTECH.EDU/sites/default/files/mtc/about/AnnualSecurityReport.pdf or available upon request in the Student Life Office. A link to the annual report is sent to students’ MyMTC email accounts each fall semester. Applicants are notified of this report’s availability on the admissions application form and on the college’s website. Emergency notifications and timely warnings required under the act are posted on the college’s text alert system. Other methods of communication may include email, emergency sirens and teacher station pop-up messages.
To receive a text message and/or email during a crisis event at the college, students must sign up with the college’s emergency text-messaging system by using the link to MTC ALERTS found under the Services and Links section on MyMTC Student home page.
The Vision and primary goal of the MTC Police Department is to provide a safe, secure, comfortable environment for students, faculty, and staff of the Midlands Technical College that will empower them to learn and grow to "get anywhere from here". To accomplish this goal, MTC Police Officers regularly patrol and monitor all campuses. Identification checks are a routine practice in monitoring and maintaining a positive campus environment. To further safeguard the college environment, video surveillance devices are used throughout the campuses, and signs notifying students of this surveillance are conspicuously posted.