ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name datatype;
-- Example
ALTER TABLE product
ALTER COLUMN description VARCHAR(250);
ALTER TABLE dbo.MyTable ALTER COLUMN MyColumn VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE Names
MODIFY number float;
ALTER TABLE TableName
ALTER COLUMN ColumnName NVARCHAR(200) [NULL | NOT NULL]
alter table my_table alter column my_column int null