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Community college · Public

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, SC1,188 online only

Central Carolina Technical College is a public community college in Sumter, SC, with about 1,816 students on campus and 1,188 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
1,816
plus 1,188 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,571
tuition and fees $5,715; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
34%
lower than at 85% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$32,603
lower than at 74% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Central Carolina Technical College, in brief

Most students study part-time

73% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges

Only 23% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 94% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

2,163 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 41%Hispanic 4%Black 47%Asian 1%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 70%Men 30%
16 : 1
students per teacher
44%
get Pell grants (lower income)
8%
take federal loans
38%
undergrads 25 or older
73%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Central Carolina Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Central Carolina Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $13,774 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,016

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,715Books & supplies $894Other costs $7,165

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,571.

Tuition and fees are $5,715 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

$5,775

About $11,550 over 2 years · 58% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
34%
within 3 years · Pell students 33%
Come back for year two
53%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$32,603
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,977
about $106 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$106 a month against about $2,407 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

23%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 6% 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).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$31k
Middle income$30–75k
$40k
Higher incomeover $75k
$38k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 28%Business 16%Engineering tech 13%Liberal arts 11%Precision production 7%Interdisciplinary 6%Everything else 19%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities134 graduates a year · typical debt $7,926
$35k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing86 graduates a year · typical debt $10,660
$73k4 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other33 graduates a year
$65k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations27 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians19 graduates a year
—not reported
Data Processing15 graduates a year
$32k1 yr out
Human Services, General11 graduates a year
$15k1 yr out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions11 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Sumter

6% of Sumter’s 43,094 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Sumter pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Central Carolina Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of South Carolina-SumterCommunity college · Public · Sumter
0.2 mi1,277 students
Morris CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sumter
1.5 mi408 students

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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.