-- Oracle, MySQL 8+
ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME COLUMN current_name TO new_name;
-- MySQL < 8:
ALTER TABLE table_name CHANGE current_name new_name datatype(length);
-- SQL Server:
EXEC SP_RENAME 'table_name.current_name' , 'new_name', 'COLUMN'--The following example renames the column TerritoryID in the table Sales.SalesTerritory to TerrID in the AdventureWorks database.
EXEC sp_rename 'Sales.SalesTerritory.TerritoryID', 'TerrID', 'COLUMN';ALTER TABLE STUDENTS
RENAME TO ARTISTS; exec sp_rename 'schema.old_table_name', 'new_table_name'SQL SERVER
EXEC sp_RENAME 'TableName.OldColumnName' , 'NewColumnName', 'COLUMN'EXEC sp_RENAME 'table_name.old_name', 'new_name', 'COLUMN'