2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

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Engineering Technology is the 196th most popular major in the country with 4,056 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Carolina, there were 15 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina associate degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in South Carolina

#1

Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$5,938 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. TCTC is a public institution located in Pendleton, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tri-County Technical College is $5,938 for South Carolina Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$4,115 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $4,115 for South Carolina Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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