Public · Community college

Denmark Technical College

Denmark, South Carolina · Remote rural

23%
Transfer rate
$19,156
Avg net price
13%
Grad / completion
$25,351
Median earnings

Denmark Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Denmark, South Carolina (remote rural setting), enrolling 519 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 519 undergradsRemote ruralNJCAA Division I

About Denmark, South Carolina

Denmark is a city in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. Cleveland Sellers oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Denmark, South Carolina, 2013 March 21. Denmark is home to the Dog Wood Festival, which is a festival that includes rides, games, and food/drink stands and was originally hosted 517.01 ft (15758.4648 cm [estimated]) from Beech Ave to South Beech Ave, but was moved to Cypress St as of 2019. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
48 miles to Columbia, SC
To the ocean
56 miles
Nearest airport
43 miles to Columbia Metropolitan (CAE)

How Denmark Technical College compares

Graduation rate13%

Higher than 2% · #44 of 45 in South Carolina

First-year retention47%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,351

Higher than 19% · #32 of 40 in South Carolina

Average net price$19,156

Cheaper than 35% · #38 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$15,250

Lower than 13%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment519

Larger than 63%

Percentiles compare Denmark Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in South Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

519undergrads
  • Women29757%
  • Men22243%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White9.4%
  • Black84%
  • Hispanic3.5%
  • Other or multiracial2.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
519
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$13,352
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$42,723

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,315
Out-of-state tuition
$11,955
Room & board
$9,900
Books & supplies
$1,580
Total cost of attendance
$24,590
Average net price
$19,156

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
13%
First-year retention
47%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,631
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,351
Median debt at graduation
$15,250
Students with federal loans
12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
9%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
248
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
48%
Housing charge (year)
$4,600
Meal plan (year)
$4,836
Application fee
$10
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
29 (14 men · 15 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (1)

Basketball29

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
8

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (675 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.7
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$18,698
$30–48k
$17,597
$48–75k
$21,300
$75–110k
$23,662
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Denmark Technical College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$25,351
Typical debt at graduation
$15,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
60%
Out-earn a HS grad
18%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$22,234
Men
$28,242

Men out-earn women by $6,008 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
48.5″
Annual snow
0.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bamberg, SC US station (5.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.