Denmark Technical College
Denmark, SC
University Website: www.denmarktech.edu/Apply Online: www.denmarktech.edu/admission-application/
Denmark Technical College is a two-year college in Denmark, South Carolina. The college primarily serves Bamberg, Barnwell and Allendale counties in South Carolina.
The school, which is state-supported, was established in 1947 as the South Carolina Area Trade School to serve African-American students in the region. Mr. Lorry H. "Broad River" Dawkins was founding principal. 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"; its sports teams were known as "the SCATS". 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.
The current president is Dr. Joann Boyd-Scotland. The most recent past presidents were Dr. Michael Townsend,Sr., formerly vice president of Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Mequon Campus in Wisconsin. and Dr. John Waddell, who departed in August 2009.
In 1989, the college was identified as one of several in South Carolina with high default rates on federally guaranteed student loans.
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Denmark Technical College College Scholarships
McDonald's Black and Positively Golden ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline April 24, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students attending TMCF - member HBCUs and Predominately Black Institutions. You must have a minimum 2.7 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation ScholarshipDescendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate HBCU students. You must be a certified descendant of Jesuit slaveholding within the Catholic Church in the United States to be eligible for this award. Spouses of descendants may also apply. View Scholarship Details |
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FOSSI ScholarshipFuture of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline January 15, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe FOSSI Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who are planning to attend an HBCU. You must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and be pursuing studies and demonstrate interest in pursuing a career in chemical manufacturing, engineering, environmental health and sustainability or other... View Scholarship Details |
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SC Wins Workforce Industry Needs ScholarshipSouth Carolina Technical College System |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe SC Wins Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship is available to students who are pursuing a professional certificate, industry-recognized credential (IRC), diploma, or degree from one of the SC Technical College System’s 16 colleges. To be eligible for this award, you must be a resident of South Carolina and be enrolled in an eligible program.... View Scholarship Details |
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South Carolina Tuition Assistance for Children of Certain War VeteransSouth Carolina, Office of the Governor |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe South Carolina Tuition Assistance for Children of Certain War Veterans is available to the children of war veterans who were legal residents of South Carolina at time of entry into military service and who during service: were killed in action, missing in action, prisoner of war, died of diseases, disability, or from other causes resulting... View Scholarship Details |
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Feeder School ScholarshipMississippi College School of Law |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Feeder School Scholarship is available to students entering Mississippi College School of Law. To be eligible, you must be graduating from one of the following schools: Jackson State University, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College, Mississippi State University, Tougaloo College,... View Scholarship Details |
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Wade Scholarship ProgramWade Institute of Technology |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline January 20, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Wade Scholarship Program is open to African American graduate students. You must have a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited college or university in the United States or abroad. You must have been accepted to an engineering master’s degree program at one of the top 30 graduate schools of Engineering in the United... View Scholarship Details |
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San Diego HBCU ScholarshipRestore, Uplift & Hope |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe San Diego HBCU Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be eligible, you must be graduating from a San Diego County high school, have been accepted to a HBCU, and submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Why I want to attend an HBCU." View Scholarship Details |
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NBA HBCU Fellowship ProgramNational Basketball Association (NBA) |
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award Varies |
deadline December 05, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe NBA HBCU Fellowship Program is open to full - time undergraduate and graduate students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. To be considered, you must submit a 250 - to 500 - word essay on why you are interested in the NBA and describe your future career aspirations. During this 10 - week summer program, students will... View Scholarship Details |
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