Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, South Carolina
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 3,055 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 41 finishedGraduates here earned $36,631 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Data ProcessingCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
- Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,671
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,779
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 77 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 97 finishedGraduates here earned $42,603 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (14)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $54,362
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $34,705
- Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $50,359
- Human Services, GeneralCertificateNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $32,008
- International BusinessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $59,091
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificateNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 58 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificateNationally: $51,531
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $45,150
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,944per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,406sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,636Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 14%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 32%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $34,0186 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $34,55810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 17%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 44%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Florence-Darlington Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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