Florence–Darlington Technical College is a

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Florence, South Carolina Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropolit ...

. It is a part of the

South Carolina Technical College System The South Carolina Technical College System is a statewide network of 16 technical colleges in South Carolina. Colleges * Aiken Technical College ( Aiken) * Central Carolina Technical College (Sumter) *Denmark Technical College (Denmark) * Florenc ...

. The Florence-Darlington Technical Education Center was established in 1963 and serves

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, and Marion counties. The college's initial enrollment of 250 students now exceeds 6,000 students. Its original campus of less than has expanded to nearly with a modern complex of eight major buildings totaling nearly . The college operates sites in Hartsville, Lake City, and Mullins. The college also operates a large health sciences complex in downtown Florence entirely devoted to careers in the health arena.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Florence-Darlington Technical College Buildings and structures in Florence, South Carolina Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Educational institutions established in 1963 Education in Florence County, South Carolina Education in Darlington County, South Carolina Education in Marion County, South Carolina South Carolina Technical College System 1963 establishments in South Carolina