Marion Technical College

Marion Technical College (MTC) is a public technical college located on a 180-acre (0.73 km2) campus in Marion, Ohio that is shared between MTC and the Ohio State University at Marion. Founded in 1970 with classes beginning in 1971, MTC has awarded over 5,270 associate degrees. The college offers over 50 associate degree and certificate programs in the areas of Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Public Service, Health, and Arts and Sciences.In 2009 the college began offering an associate of arts degree and an associate of science degree. These "pre-bachelor's" degrees comprise liberal arts and sciences education that enable students to transfer to four-year public colleges in the state of Ohio with the first two years of a bachelor's degree complete. This transfer process is guaranteed by the Ohio Board of Regents via the Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG). In addition to TAG courses, MTC also has articulation agreements with select private colleges in the state of Ohio. For instance, the articulation agreement with Heidelberg University (Ohio) located in Tiffin, Ohio states that students who have earned an associate of arts or associate of science degree from MTC and meet the admission requirements of Heidelberg University (Ohio) will be admitted with full junior status. The articulation agreement with Franklin University states that students who complete an associate degree at MTC can have their credits transferred to Franklin University whereupon they can begin working on and complete an online bachelor's degree from Franklin. Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) in Mount Vernon, Ohio and MTC have an articulation agreement which allows MTC associate degree graduates to transfer their credit to MVNU into their bachelor's degree program. In May 2011, Otterbein University in Westerville, OH signed an articulation agreement with MTC that states they will admit and confer full junior status upon any student who completes an associate degree with a 2.0 or higher at MTC.