CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE F-10

506 North Guignard Dr.
Sumter, SC 29150-2499
Tel: (803)778-1961; (803)778-1961
Fax: (803)773-4859
Web Site: http://www.cctech.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 70-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 3,259. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. Full-time: 1,016 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 2,243 students, 71% women, 29% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 48% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 46% 25 or older, 13% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for selected health science programs. Option: electronic application. Required: high school transcript. Placement: ACT COMPASS required; SAT or ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Area resident tuition: $2700 full-time, $112.50 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $3180 full-time, $132.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5388 full-time, $224.50 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 11 open to all. Most popular organizations: Creative Arts Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Computer Club, National Student Nurses Association (local chapter), Natural Resources Management Club. Major annual events: Spring Fling, Student Appreciation Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Central Carolina Technical College Library with 20,356 books, 21,993 microform titles, 245 serials, 1,317 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $256,334. 556 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Morris College.