Denmark Tech Could Be the Second HBCU to Close in Two Months
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South Carolina lawmakers will have the final word on if Denmark Technical College, a historically-black two-year school, will continue to exist or be merged into a predominantly white Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College stationed 40 miles away. Denmark’s fate isn’t tied to institutional incompetence or theft, obsolete academic programs, or accreditation loss; the school faces death because people stopped attending. Enrollment at the school which trains barbers, cosmetologists, and nurses while offering a springboard to four-year training in the arts and sciences, has plummeted nearly 80 percent over the last decade as the state dealt with a growing crisis for all of its community and technical schools.
Denmark Tech Could Be the Second HBCU to Close in Two Months
Denmark Tech Could Be the Second HBCU to…
Denmark Tech Could Be the Second HBCU to Close in Two Months
South Carolina lawmakers will have the final word on if Denmark Technical College, a historically-black two-year school, will continue to exist or be merged into a predominantly white Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College stationed 40 miles away. Denmark’s fate isn’t tied to institutional incompetence or theft, obsolete academic programs, or accreditation loss; the school faces death because people stopped attending. Enrollment at the school which trains barbers, cosmetologists, and nurses while offering a springboard to four-year training in the arts and sciences, has plummeted nearly 80 percent over the last decade as the state dealt with a growing crisis for all of its community and technical schools.