Florence-Darlington Technical College

The Florence-Darlington Technical Education Center was established in 1963 and serves Florence, Darlington, and Marion counties. The college's initial enrollment of 250 students now exceeds 6,000 students. Its original campus of less than 10 acres (4.05 ha) has expanded to nearly 240 acres (97 ha) with a modern complex of eight major buildings totaling nearly 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2).