Denmark Technical College
Denmark Technical College is a public community college in Denmark, SC, with about 504 students on campus.
What to know about Denmark Technical College
A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges
Only 13% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 99% of 2-year colleges. 47% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓
Denmark Technical College is a historically Black college
It was founded to educate Black students, and 84% of undergraduates today are Black. The students ↓
Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges
Only 11% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 99% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓
Denmark Technical College is very small
About 504 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 ↓
Rent in Denmark is below the state median
Median rent in Denmark is $806 a month, 32% below the state median. Living in Denmark ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$162 a month against about $1,553 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 1% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
How hard is it to get into Denmark Technical College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Denmark Technical College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $24,590 a year
Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $11,955
After grants, the average family on aid pays $19,156.
Tuition and fees are $6,315 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 $42,600 over 2 years · 13% 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
519 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Denmark
19% of Denmark’s 3,059 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Denmark pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Denmark 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.