Mountainland Technical College
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| Type | Technical College, Trade School |
|---|---|
| Established | 1989 |
Parent institution | Utah System of Higher Education |
| Accreditation | COE |
| President | Clay Christensen |
| Location | , U.S. 40°25′12″N 111°53′8″W / 40.42000°N 111.88556°W |
| Campus | Multiple Sites |
| Colors | Maroon, grey, black, white |
| Website | www |
Mountainland Technical College (MTECH) is a public community college in Lehi, Utah with additional campuses in Orem, Spanish Fork, and Provo.[1] MTECH also offers courses in cooperation with Utah Valley University at UVU's Wasatch campus in Heber.
Mountainland Applied Technology College
[edit]In 2017, the Utah State Legislature replaced the Utah College of Applied Technology with the Utah System of Technical Colleges (USTC). Each of the former regional applied technology colleges were renamed as "technical colleges." Renaming Mountainland Applied Technology College (MATC) to Mountainland Technical College (MTECH).[2]
Mountainland Technical College
[edit]In May of 2019, MTEC broke ground on a second building at their Lehi campus. This building would house their automated manufacturing, machining, information technology, and other programs. It would be 89,000 square feet, two stories high, and was projected to open in the fall of 2020.[3]
The college began construction of a campus in Payson in September 2023. classes at the new campus are expected to begin in 2025.[4]
In late 2023, the college announced a five-million dollar capital campaign, On the Rise, that was to officially begin on the first of January 2024.[5]
Transferable course programs are in the following fields: Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Assisting, Welding Technology, and Web Programming & Development.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "MTECH Enrollment | Mountainland CTE". mountainlandcte.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Dodson, Braley. "MATC renamed MTECH". Daily Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Dodson, Braley (3 May 2019). "MTECH breaks ground on new Lehi building". Daily Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Mountainland tech college breaks ground on Payson campus, to open spring 2025". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Mountainland Technical College announces $5 million capital campaign". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "MTECH Enrollment | Mountainland CTE". mountainlandcte.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
