Renamed Meridian Technology Center in 1994, a premiere Oklahoma training center had its beginnings as Indian Meridian Area Vocational-Technical School on July 1, 1973, with Dr. Fred A. Shultz as Superintendent/CEO. In August of 1975, classes began with 13 daytime programs and staff of approximately 30. In addition to serving high school students and adults in the full-time day programs, short-term evening courses served 1,635 students in the first year. The facility, located on 70 acres west of Stillwater, Oklahoma, began with 92,000 square feet and now encompasses more than 200,000 square feet.

During the succeeding years, the school has grown to 34 daytime and adult full-time programs (with approximately 900 students enrolled in this area alone). The school employs over 100 full-time staff members; additionally, approximately 150 instructors are employed on a short-term basis. Total enrollment, which includes short-term adult courses, business and industry training, daytime instruction, full-time adult programs and customized training, averages over 11,000 students per year.