Public · Community college
Williamsburg Technical College
Kingstree, South Carolina · Distant town
- 24%
- Transfer rate
- $9,887
- Avg net price
- 15%
- Grad / completion
- $29,935
- Median earnings
Williamsburg Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Kingstree, South Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 448 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Kingstree, South Carolina
Kingstree is a city in and the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The original town was laid out as Williamsburg by the Lords Proprietors in colonial times, but a lone, unusually large white pine was found along the Black River. Since tall white pines were ideal for use as masts for ships, it was claimed by the Crown on behalf of the king. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 54 miles to Myrtle Beach, SC
- To the ocean
- 37 miles
- Nearest airport
- 37 miles to Florence (FLO)
How Williamsburg Technical College compares
Higher than 2% · #43 of 45 in South Carolina
Higher than 43%
Higher than 31% · #25 of 40 in South Carolina
Cheaper than 71% · #17 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina
Lower than 86%
Larger than 60%
Percentiles compare Williamsburg 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
- Women33976%
- Men10924%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White24%
- Black72%
- Hispanic1.1%
- Other or multiracial2.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 448
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 30%
- Median family income
- $14,844
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $47,124
- Endowment
- $153,423
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 77 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From South Carolina99%
- Other U.S. states1.3%
Most first-years stay in state — Williamsburg Technical College draws overwhelmingly from South Carolina.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $4,488
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,592
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,806
- Average net price
- $9,887
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
- 15%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Transferred to another college
- 24%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,427
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,935
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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%.
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 1 campus (668 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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,375. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 42 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $29,935
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 23%
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 $7,384 (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
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 52.5″
- Annual snow
- 1.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kingstree, SC US station (1.5 mi from campus).
What Williamsburg 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.
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Williamsburg Technical College side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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Colleges near Williamsburg Technical College
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Kingstree, SC · Private for-profit · Certificate · 7 students
Morris College
Sumter, SC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 383 students
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC · Public · Certificate · 2,163 students
University of South Carolina-Sumter
Sumter, SC · Public · Associate · 716 students
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC · Public · Bachelor's · 2,628 students
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Florence, SC · Private for-profit · Certificate · 172 students
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, SC · Public · Certificate · 3,055 students
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Goose Creek, SC · Private for-profit · Certificate · 152 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.