Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public community college located in the suburbs of Florence, South Carolina, USA. The following is a detailed introduction to the school:

School Overview

Establishment time and scale: The school was founded in 1963. Currently, the number of students is about 3,315. It is a medium-sized community college.

Geographic location: The college is located in the suburbs of Florence, South Carolina. The city has convenient transportation and complete surrounding infrastructure, which provides convenient conditions for students' study and life.

Academic education

Degree and curriculum setting: The college offers a 2-year associate degree and related diploma courses. The professional fields cover health and related affairs, business, management, marketing, mechanical maintenance and technology, etc., which can meet the interests and career development needs of different students.

Teaching mode: The academic calendar adopts a semester system. In addition to traditional offline courses, it also provides online and hybrid teaching modes for a variety of courses, so that students can flexibly choose their learning methods according to their own situation and balance study and life.

Teacher-student ratio and teaching quality: The teacher-student ratio is 18:1, and the professor level satisfaction reaches 88%. A high teacher-student ratio helps teachers give students more attention and guidance, thereby better meeting students' learning needs and improving teaching quality.

Transfer opportunities: The school has signed a transfer agreement with the state's four-year university, providing students with a seamless transfer path. After completing their studies at the college, students can smoothly transfer to a four-year university to continue their bachelor's degree, saving educational costs while receiving high-quality education.

Campus life

Student composition: The student population is diverse, with 67% female and 33% male. The racial distribution is relatively wide, including 42% whites and 36% African Americans. Students from different backgrounds jointly create a multicultural campus atmosphere.

Student activities: Although it is a community college, the school provides students with a variety of campus activities, such as sports events, academic lectures, cultural exchange activities, etc., to enrich students' extracurricular life, enhance communication and interaction between students, and cultivate teamwork spirit and comprehensive quality.

Campus services: The school provides students with a series of campus services, including academic/ Career counseling services, employment services, on-campus daycare services for students' children, etc., support students from all aspects of study to life, help students better adapt to college life, and solve various problems in study and life.

Admission and tuition

Admission requirements: The college implements an open admission policy with a low application threshold. There are no standardized test score requirements such as TOEFL and SAT, and there is no clear GPA requirement. It also provides language courses for students without language scores to facilitate international students to apply for admission.

Tuition and financial aid: In 2020-2021, tuition and fees for in-state students are $4,870, and out-of-state students are $6,742. Books and supplies cost about $1,248. The school also provides grants or scholarships to 84% of undergraduates, with an average scholarship or grant amount of $7,442, which reduces the financial burden of students and enables more students to have the opportunity to receive higher education.