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.
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
Higher than 2% · #44 of 45 in South Carolina
Higher than 9%
Higher than 19% · #32 of 40 in South Carolina
Cheaper than 35% · #38 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina
Lower than 13%
Lower than 56%
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
- 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)
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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bamberg, SC US station (5.5 mi from campus).
What Denmark Technical College graduates study — and earn
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.
Colleges similar to Denmark Technical College
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Denmark Technical College side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Earnings
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University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
Allendale, South Carolina · Remote rural · 52 mi to Augusta
- Students
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
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- Tuition
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Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston
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Colleges near Denmark Technical College
Voorhees University
Denmark, SC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 440 students
Barber Tech Academy
Orangeburg, SC · Private for-profit · Certificate · 59 students
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,706 students
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC · Public · Bachelor's · 2,934 students
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
Allendale, SC · Public · Associate · 271 students
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Orangeburg, SC · Public · Certificate · 1,539 students
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC · Public · Bachelor's · 2,962 students
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC · Public · Associate · 7,564 students
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.











