Motlow State Community College

Motlow State Community College is a public community college with multiple locations in southern Middle Tennessee. The main campus opened its facilities in 1969 and is located in Moore County on 187 acres of land donated by the late Senator Reagor Motlow and family. Motlow College also has learning centers in Fayetteville, McMinnville and Smyrna, a teaching site in Sparta and a partnership in Shelbyville at the Middle Tennessee Education Center.

Motlow State Community College
Motlow State Community College - Smyrna Center
TypeCommunity college
Established1969
PresidentDr. Michael L. Torrence (May 2018)
Students5,000 [1]
Location
Lynchburg, McMinnville, Fayetteville and Smyrna
,
Tennessee
,
United States

35.3658°N 86.2999°W / 35.3658; -86.2999
Colors    Green & Gold [2]
NicknameBucks & Lady Bucks
AffiliationsTCCAA / NJCAA
MascotReagor the buck
WebsiteMotlow.edu

The college serves more than 540,000 citizens in an 11-county service area including Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, Rutherford, Van Buren, Warren, and White. The college also allows residents of three border counties in Alabama to pay in-state tuition: Madison, Jackson, and Limestone counties.

Motlow participates in baseball, softball, and men's and women's basketball, and women's soccer[3] as part of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Motlow Women's Soccer

Since its inception in 2017, the Motlow women’s soccer program has enjoyed great success. The first five years of soccer at Motlow were capped by the incredible 2021 season. Motlow not only won the regular season and Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) conference tournament but also won the district playoff and advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship tournament.

In addition to the team's success, Head Coach Andy Lyon was named the NJCAA Region VII Coach of the Year in 2021 by the TCCAA. In 2022, the team ranked as high as number 11 in the United Soccer Coaches poll national rankings.

Amazon

In 2022, Motlow announced the college was selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program,[4] providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to coursework in Entrepreneurship, Digital Agronomy, Information Systems/Cyber Security, Medical Office Technology, Nursing, Mechatronics, and Robotics.

Amazon’s Career Choice program is an education benefit that empowers employees to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere. The program meets individual learners where they are on their education journey through a variety of education and upskilling opportunities including full college tuition, industry certifications designed to lead to in-demand jobs, and foundational skills such as English language proficiency, high school diplomas, and GEDs. In the U.S., the company is investing $1.2 billion to upskill more than 300,000 employees by 2025 to help move them into higher-paying, in-demand jobs.

T-Mobile

In 2021, Motlow partnered with T-Mobile to provide free cell phones[5] to students. Through a ground-breaking program, Motlow State is giving 2,100 students Samsung Galaxy A32 5G smartphones with T-Mobile service on the nation’s largest, fastest and most reliable 5G network to enhance student success and learning. The project ensures students are prepared for the future and have the technology needed to succeed. Motlow State is working with faculty to develop curriculum focused on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to enhance learning in-and-outside of the classroom.

History

The Motlow family donated 187 acres (0.76 km2) of land on which the college is built in Moore County, Tennessee; subsequently, the college bears the family name—Motlow College. Motlow honors Senator Motlow and his family for their significant contributions.

Presidents
  • Dr. Sam Ingram (president 1968-1975)
  • Dr. Harry Wagner (president 1975-1986)
  • Dr. Wade Powers (interim president 1986-1987)
  • Dr. A. Frank Glass (president 1987-2003)
  • Dr. Arthur L. Walker, Jr. (president 2003-2006)
  • Dr. MaryLou Apple (president 2006-2015)
  • Dr. Anthony Kinkel (president 2015-2017)
  • Ms. Hilda Tunstill (interim president 2017)
  • Dr. Michael L. Torrence (president 2018-present)

On April 27, 2022, Motlow revealed a brand refresh,[6] updating the College's logo, seal, and athletics imagery. According to Motlow's brand style guide,[7] the refreshed institutional logo contains five distinct pieces coming together to create a shield and one “M.” The uniquely shaped pieces represent our diverse group of students, faculty, staff, stakeholders, and community. Motlow’s core colors are essential to communicating a consistent brand image. Consistency and proper usage of the colors protects and strengthens the brand.

As part of this update, the school mascot, a buck, was finally named Reagor, after former Senator Reagor Motlow, a successful business leader, elected official, philanthropist, and business trailblazer. Unifying two important parts of Motlow’s treasured history was a critical part of the College’s brand refresh. In addition to updating the athletic buck head logo, Motlow also crafted the College’s first art of a full body buck.

To coincide with the new look and feel, Motlow State also updated its website domain name to more accurately reflect what people search for online and remember when they hear about the college. Using relevant and branded words significantly increases Motlow’s chances of ranking well in search engines. The website changed from mscc.edu to Motlow.edu.

LOGO/SEAL Motlow’s updated logo is an “M” established by uniting elements representing Motlow’s diverse group of students, faculty, staff, stakeholders, and community. Motlow’s new seal honors the College’s rural roots while telling the story of its rise toward urban growth. The imagery moves across time and space. The lower center of the seal frames Motlow’s origin story. It chronicles the College’s 1969 agricultural topography and then reaches forward in time and space toward new horizons. The seal’s pathway continues until it meets a rising sun symbolizing student success.

Motlow’s first official seal reflected 20th century ambitions. It is a comingling of available resources. It reflects the tradition found in a steady hand-lettered central ‘M,’ blended with black and white line art known as clip art.

“Over time, the elements that make up the seal have changed to reflect evolution in college programming and focus. Expansion in programming, technological innovations, growth in the number of campuses, inclusive goals, and a commitment to demonstrated diversity outpaced the heart of the original seal’s design. There was simply not enough space in the existing seal framework to convey the depth and the breadth of the Motlow story,” explained Ramona Shelton, prior president of Faculty Council at Motlow, who led the academic collaboration that developed the College’s refreshed seal.

Accreditation

Motlow is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Level 1 associate degree.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "TN Promise tied to record Motlow enrollment in Smyrna". Daily News Journal.
  2. "Media Bank".
  3. "Motlow State Women's Soccer Built on Success". www.mscc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. "Motlow State Selected by Amazon as an Education Partner for Career Choice Program". www.mscc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. "Motlow Partners with T-Mobile to provide 2,100 free 5G smartphones to students". www.mscc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. "Motlow State Announces Refreshed College Brand". www.mscc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  7. "Brand Style Guide". www.mscc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  8. "Bryan Morris Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
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