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Piedmont Technical College was awarded 12 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business support & assistant services.
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College Factual ranked Piedmont Technical College as #1,771 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Piedmont Technical College held the #1,938 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Piedmont Technical College also holds the #31 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
Since Piedmont Technical College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Piedmont Technical College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Piedmont Technical College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Piedmont Technical College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,712 undergraduates at Piedmont Technical College with 1,673 being full-time and 3,039 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,016 | $13,729 | $15,508 | $16,056 | $15,169 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Piedmont Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Piedmont Technical College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,704 a year. That adds up to $22,816 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Piedmont Technical College is 17.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Piedmont Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 620 North Emerald Road, Greenwood, SC 29646 |
| Phone: | 864-941-8324 |
| Website: | https://www.ptc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 3,063 students took at least one online class at Piedmont Technical College. This is a decrease from the 4,169 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,063 | 1,876 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,169 | 3,044 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,663 | 1,221 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,394 | 1,171 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,883 | 1,386 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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