Career Programs at Florence-Darlington Technical

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Florence-Darlington Technical College is $6,772 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Florence-Darlington Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

100% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,685 (exclude student loans).

Florence-Darlington Technical 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$6,772
Average Financial Amount	$7,685

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Florence-Darlington Technical College offers 30 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 615 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Florence-Darlington Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	3	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	20	175
2 Years Certificate	7	57
Total	30	615

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

175 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
57 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
383 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	14	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	5	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	15	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	11	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	18	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	14	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	36	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	0	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	6	-
Accounting	✕	7	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	3	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	4	-
	Total	175

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	4	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	1	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	10	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	9	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	26	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✕	0	-
	Total	57

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	7	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	19	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	11	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	67	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	12	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	5	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	15	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	16	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	108 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	13	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	19	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	11	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	54	-
Business [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	29	-
Accounting	✕	9	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	5	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	9	-
	Total	383

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,940 students are attending at Florence-Darlington Technical College. There are 81 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 77 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 (5.88%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 206 (full-time) and 109 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Florence-Darlington Technical College is 19% and transfer-out rate is 23%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.

Florence-Darlington Technical 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	2,940
Graduation Rate	19%
Number of Faculty	158
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

Student Population at Florence-Darlington Technical

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,861 students enrolled into Florence-Darlington Technical College. By gender, 1,047 male and 1,814 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Florence-Darlington Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Florence-Darlington Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,861	1,047	1,814
Full-time	1,024	485	539
Part-tme	1,837	562	1,275

There are 1,244 White (43.48%), 1,016 Black/African American (35.51%), 54 Hispanic (1.89%), 28 Asian (0.98%), and 573 students with other races attending Florence-Darlington Technical College. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Florence-Darlington Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,861	1,047	1,814
American Indian/Native American	29	11	18
Asian	28	12	16
Black/African American	1,016	269	747
Hispanic	54	16	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,244	529	715
Two More	53	20	33
Un-Known	434	189	245
Non-resident Alien	3	1	2

Florence-Darlington Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

996 students (34.81% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 863 students (30.16% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Florence-Darlington Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Florence-Darlington Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	2,861
Enrolled Online Exclusively	996
Enrolled Some Online Courses	863
Not in Online Courses	1,002

By age range, at Florence-Darlington Technical College, 828 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.94% of total students), 1,156 students are aged below 20 (40.41%), 66 students are aged above 50 (3.91%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Florence-Darlington Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,861	1,047	1,814
Under 18	431	166	265
Age 18-19	725	360	365
Age 20-21	480	210	270
Age 22-24	348	111	237
Age 25-29	332	85	247
Age 30-34	186	40	146
Age 35-39	127	22	105
Age 40-49	166	34	132
Age 50-64	56	16	40
Over 64	10	3	7

Directory and Accreditation Information

Florence-Darlington Technical College is accredited by National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc. (1/1/2005 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Florence-Darlington Technical College.

2715 W. Lucas Street, Florence, SC

843-661-8324

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

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