Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Midlands Technical College will expand its construction trades program with a $1 million grant from the Lowe's Foundation.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It's a typical class day for Ruth Patterson. She stand's in her booth at the Arclabs Welding School in Columbia, meticulously working melting metal together with her tools. "I've ...

Welders work to construct the Scout Motors paint shop in Blythewood April 10, 2025. Welding is among high-demand study programs at Midlands Technical College in Columbia without enough space to handle ...

COLUMBIA — At a Midlands Technical College graduation ceremony, high school students walked away with more than just a certificate — each also had the chance to receive a bag full of hundreds of ...

Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh speaks to reporters at the Scout Motors manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Joshua Boucher [email protected] Just weeks ...

Riley O’Neal practices welding at Midlands Technical College on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. O’Neal started learning to weld when he was 16 years old, and hopes a career in welding will allow him to travel ...

Technical school enrollment has been hurt by the booming growth at USC and Clemson, educators and others say. Programs that boost enrollment at those schools have taken students who might otherwise ...