Student transportation is provided to a shopping center not far from the campus.
Bus service is available for surrounding communities.
The campus is 50 miles from Columbia, South Carolina, and Augusta, Georgia, with historic Charleston only 85 miles away. A variety of social and cultural activities can be found in these nearby cities. DTC was formed after South Carolina's General Assembly authorized the establishment of an institution of higher learning to educate black citizens in a variety of trades. The school opened in 1948 as the Denmark Branch of the South Carolina Trade School System. In 1969, the name changed to Denmark Technical Education Center.