Public · Community college
Northeastern Technical College
Cheraw, South Carolina · Fringe rural
- 29%
- Transfer rate
- $6,913
- Avg net price
- 21%
- Grad / completion
- $32,141
- Median earnings
Northeastern Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Cheraw, South Carolina (fringe rural setting), enrolling 921 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Cheraw, South Carolina
Cheraw is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The Cheraw lived near the waterfall hill, near present-day Cheraw, but by the 1730s they had been devastated by new infectious disease inadvertently carried by the European traders. Survivors joined the Catawba Confederacy for safety and left their name in history. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 63 miles to Charlotte, NC
- To the ocean
- 92 miles
- Nearest airport
- 37 miles to Florence (FLO)
How Northeastern Technical College compares
Higher than 5% · #39 of 45 in South Carolina
Higher than 44%
Higher than 39% · #21 of 40 in South Carolina
Cheaper than 82% · #10 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina
Lower than 62%
Larger than 72%
Percentiles compare Northeastern 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
- Women53358%
- Men38842%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White35%
- Black54%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Other or multiracial6.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 921
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
- First-generation students
- 55%
- Students over 25
- 35%
- Median family income
- $15,606
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $51,768
- Endowment
- $27,796
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $5,664
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,024
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,700
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,221
- Average net price
- $6,913
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
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Transferred to another college
- 29%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,856
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,141
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $30
- Athletics
- NJCAA Division II
- Varsity athletes
- 6 (6 men · 0 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 (3)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (1,428 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.
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?
Northeastern 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)
- $32,141
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 34%
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 $8,582 (29%) 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
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 31°F
- Annual rain
- 48.6″
- Annual snow
- 0.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cheraw, SC US station (3.3 mi from campus).
What Northeastern 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 Northeastern Technical College
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Northeastern Technical College side by side →
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
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- Students
- 1,539
- Tuition
- $5k
- Transfer
- 18%
- Earnings
- $36k
Central Carolina Technical College
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- Students
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- Tuition
- $6k
- Transfer
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- Earnings
- $33k
Williamsburg Technical College
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- Students
- 448
- Tuition
- $4k
- Transfer
- 24%
- Earnings
- $30k
University of South Carolina-Union
Union, South Carolina · Distant town · 45 mi to Greenville
- Students
- 270
- Tuition
- $8k
- Transfer
- 28%
- Earnings
- $34k
University of South Carolina-Lancaster
Lancaster, South Carolina · Distant town · 34 mi to Charlotte
- Students
- 668
- Tuition
- $8k
- Transfer
- 52%
- Earnings
- $39k
Beaufort County Community College
Washington, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 95 mi to Raleigh
- Students
- 1,074
- Tuition
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- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Colleges near Northeastern Technical College
Richmond Community College
Hamlet, NC · Public · Certificate · 1,352 students
Coker University
Hartsville, SC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 840 students
South Piedmont Community College
Polkton, NC · Public · Associate · 1,833 students
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, SC · Public · Certificate · 3,055 students
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Florence, SC · Private for-profit · Certificate · 172 students
Wingate University
Wingate, NC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 2,668 students
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC · Public · Bachelor's · 2,628 students
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC · Public · Bachelor's · 5,330 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.