Northeastern Technical College
Northeastern Technical College is a public community college in Cheraw, SC, with about 478 students on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
The short version on Northeastern Technical College
A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges
Only 21% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 96% of 2-year colleges. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. Most students here study part-time, and the rate only counts first-time, full-time students. Outcomes ↓
Most students study part-time
77% of undergraduates attend part-time, and 35% are 25 or older. The students ↓
Northeastern Technical College is very small
About 478 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
Most undergraduates are Black
54% of Northeastern Technical College’s undergraduates are Black. The students ↓
Rent in Cheraw is below the state median
Median rent in Cheraw is $800 a month, 32% below the state median. Living in Cheraw ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
How hard is it to get into Northeastern Technical College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Northeastern Technical College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $18,221 a year
Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $6,024
After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,913.
Tuition and fees are $5,664 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $14,260 over 2 years · 61% off the sticker price
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Associate degree programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
921 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Cheraw
7% of Cheraw’s 4,921 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cheraw pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Northeastern Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.