Denmark Technical College

Two-year college in Denmark, South Carolina, US

Denmark Technical College

Former names

| South Carolina Area Trade School

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Type| Public community college

Parent institution

| South Carolina Technical College System
President| Willie L. Todd, Jr.
Location|

Denmark

South Carolina

U.S.

33°18′39″N 81°07′43″W﻿ / ﻿33.3108°N 81.1287°W﻿ / 33.3108; -81.1287﻿ (Denmark Technical College)
Colors| Blue and white
Nickname| Panthers

Sporting affiliations

| NJCAA Division I
Website| www.denmarktech.edu

Denmark Technical College is a public community college in Denmark, South Carolina. The college primarily serves Bamberg, Barnwell and Allendale counties in South Carolina.

## History

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The General Assembly of the State of South Carolina authorized the establishment of Denmark Technical College in 1947 and the college began operation on March 1, 1948, as the Denmark Branch of the South Carolina Trade School System. At its inception, the institution functioned under the authority of the South Carolina Department of Education and was mandated to educate black citizens in various trades.

In 1969, the control of Denmark Area Trade School (Denmark Technical College) was transferred to the South Carolina Advisory Committee for Technical Training which acted under the supervision of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. During the same year, the name of the college was changed to Denmark Technical Education Center.

In 1979, the institution was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and assumed its present designation as Denmark Technical College. Since 1948, the college has experienced significant growth and has become a comprehensive two-year college which offers a broad range of programs and services. The college is located in Denmark, South Carolina, a small city of approximately 5,000 people.

The college's primary service area is Bamberg, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties with a legislated mandate to serve students throughout the state.

Lorry H. "Broad River" Dawkins was founding principal.[1] The SC Area Trade School offered courses in such fields as nutritional sciences (cooking and baking); business and secretarial sciences; building sciences (carpentry, painting, plumbing, brick masonry, electrical sciences); air-conditioning and refrigeration; barbering and cosmetology; auto mechanics, shoe repair, and seamstress sciences and tailoring. The school's motto was "He Who Hath a Trade Hath an Estate"; Alumni of the S C Area Trade School have established successful businesses across the United States. Nationally known comedian J. Anthony Brown, who received a degree in Tailoring, is a distinguished graduate.

As of 2020, the president was Willie L. Todd, Jr.,[2] who is the ninth president in the college's history. Other past presidents include Joanne Boyd-Scottland, Leonard McIntyre, Michael Townsend, Sr.[3] and John Waddell.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Student Handbook, 2018–2019 (PDF). Denmark, South Carolina: Denmark Technical College. February 2019. p. 1.
2. ^ Zaleski, Gene (January 6, 2020). "Todd named new Denmark Technical College president". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
3. ^ Gleaton, Dionne (December 18, 2009). "Denmark Tech hires new president". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

## External links

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* Official website

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Colleges and universities in South Carolina

Public institutions|

* The Citadel
* Clemson
* Coastal Carolina
* College of Charleston
* Francis Marion
* Lander
* South Carolina State
* USC Aiken
* USC Beaufort
* USC Columbia
* USC Lancaster
* USC Salkehatchie
* USC Sumter
* USC Union
* USC Upstate
* Winthrop

Private institutions|

* Allen
* American College of the Building Arts
* Anderson
* Benedict
* Bob Jones
* Charleston Southern
* Claflin
* Columbia
* Columbia International
* Coker
* Converse
* Erskine
* Furman
* Morris
* Newberry
* North Greenville
* Presbyterian
* Sherman
* Southern Wesleyan
* Spartanburg Methodist
* Voorhees
* Wofford

Technical colleges|

* Aiken TC
* Central Carolina TC
* Denmark TC
* Florence-Darlington TC
* Greenville TC
* Horry-Georgetown TC
* Midlands TC
* Northeastern TC
* Orangeburg-Calhoun TC
* Piedmont TC
* Spartanburg CC
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* Trident TC
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Seminaries, graduate, and
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* Charleston School of Law
* Erskine Theological Seminary
* Geneva Reformed Seminary
* Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
* Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
* Medical University of South Carolina
* USC School of Law

Defunct colleges|

* The Arsenal
* Chicora College
* Limestone

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College sports teams in South Carolina

NCAA Division I|

* Charleston
* Charleston Southern
* Clemson
* Coastal Carolina
* Furman
* Presbyterian
* South Carolina
* South Carolina State
* The Citadel
* USC Upstate
* Winthrop
* Wofford

NCAA Division II|

* Allen
* Anderson
* Benedict
* Claflin
* Coker
* Converse
* Erskine
* Francis Marion
* Lander
* Limestone
* Newberry
* North Greenville
* Southern Wesleyan
* USC Aiken
* USC Beaufort

NCAA Division III|

* None

NAIA|

* CIU
* Columbia College
* Morris
* Voorhees

NJCAA Division I|

* Clinton
* Denmark Tech
* Spartanburg Methodist
* USC Lancaster
* USC Salkehatchie
* USC Sumter
* USC Union

NCCAA Divisions I and II|

* Bob Jones
* CIU
* Clinton
* North Greenville
* Southern Wesleyan

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International|

* ISNI
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* United States

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