The original ATC campus consisted of ONLY 3 buildings constructed at a cost of $2.3 million - $800,000 provided by Aiken County and the remainder coming from federal education grants. Now, nearly thirty years after its founding, ATC has grown into a multi-service, 2-year comprehensive college offering numerous educational opportunities in college transfer, public service, health, business, industrial, engineering technology and computer technology programs.

More than 3,400 students enroll in credit courses each year, and ATC's non-credit programs reach nearly ten-thousand people each year.

Aiken Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Diplomas, Associate Degrees and Certificates

Aiken Technical College offers Associate in Science and Associate in Arts transfer degrees. Once you've earned 1 of these degrees at ATC, you can transfer to a 4-year college to complete your bachelor's degree.

Aiken Technical College also offers a wide variety of Associate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates in high-tech, high-demand fields such as Industrial/Occupational Technology, Computer Technology/Office Systems Technology,  Engineering Technology, Health, Public Service and Business.