Florence–Darlington Technical College is a premium 2-year community college in Florence, South Carolina, U.S.A. The college's president is Ben P. Dillard, III. It is a part of the South Carolina Technical College System. The Florence-Darlington Technical Education Center was established in 1963 and presently serves Florence, Darlington, and Marion counties. The College's initial enrollment of 250 students now exceeds 6,000 students. 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.