Mountwest Community and Technical College

Mountwest Community and Technical College
Former name
Marshall Community and Technical College
TypePublic community college
Established2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Parent institution
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
PresidentJoshua Baker[1]
Address,
United States
Websitewww.mctc.edu

Mountwest Community and Technical College (MCTC) is a public community college in Huntington, West Virginia. It is part of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System. The college offers associate degree programs including several career courses in maritime through its Inland Waterways Academy.[2]

The institution evolved from community college programs of Marshall University. In 2008, the state decided that community colleges and state colleges should be separated into different institutions, and the constituent college was "divorced" from the university. Under an agreement between the two schools, MCTC was permitted to use its original Marshall Community and Technical College name until 2011, at which time it had to adopt a new name that does not use the Marshall trademark. The new Mountwest name was announced in November 2009.[3]

In 2012, the school stopped leasing space at Marshall and purchased a former office building from Ashland Incorporated.

References

  1. ^ "Mountwest New President Selected". MCTC (Press release). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ Maritime Programs & Inland Waterways Academy Courses
  3. ^ Alexandersen, Christian (November 20, 2009). "MCTC may become Mountwest". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2010.

External links

  • Official website

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