Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Computer Science Programs

Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College?

Contact details for OCtech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3250 Saint Matthews Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29118-8299
Phone:	803-536-0311
Website:	www.octech.edu

How Do I Get Into OCtech?

You can apply to OCtech online at: https://www.applyweb.com/octech/index.ftl

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At OCtech, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $3,515 a year. That adds up to $14,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OCtech is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,145 undergraduate students at OCtech, with 640 being full-time and 1,505 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 640 full-time undergraduates at OCtech, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	300
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	293
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Online Learning at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

In 2020-2021, 1,799 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at OCtech has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of OCtech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College was 77.1%. This is the #333 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OCtech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.