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Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, Piedmont Technical College is a public institution. Greenwood is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

1,673 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,430 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Piedmont Technical College?

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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: www.ptc.edu

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Can I Afford Piedmont Technical College?

$5,430 In-State Tuition
20% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Piedmont Technical College students paid $228 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $283 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,430 $6,678
Fees $245 $245
Books and Supplies $2,500 $2,500

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 Piedmont Technical College, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,635 a year. That adds up to $22,540 over four years for those students.

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Piedmont Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,673 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,712 undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College, with 1,673 being full-time and 3,039 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,673 full-time undergraduates at Piedmont Technical College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 15
Black or African American 417
Hispanic or Latino 123
White 1,065
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 53

Over 4 countries are represented at Piedmont Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Piedmont Technical College

2,350 Took All Classes Online
3,875 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,875 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Piedmont Technical College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder 123 0 4 127
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant 89 0 0 89
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 26 33 0 59
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 47 0 0 47
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 43 43
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith 37 0 0 37
Funeral Direction/Service 33 0 0 33
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 31 0 0 31
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 20 4 5 29
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 25 0 25
Automation Engineer Technology 23 0 0 23
General Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair 22 0 0 22
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 15 7 0 22
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 19 0 0 19
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 18 18
Surgical Technology 0 0 18 18
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 17 0 17
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 10 7 0 17
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 0 0 16 16
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 11 0 11
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 0 10 0 10
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
General Drafting & Design Technology 0 6 0 6
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 0 5 0 5
Building Construction Technology 0 4 0 4
Mason/Masonry 4 0 0 4
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 0 4 0 4
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 3 0 0 3
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 1 0 0 1
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 503 140 104 747

Piedmont Technical College Trades

In a recent academic period, Piedmont Technical College awarded 1,946 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 34 11 0
Allied Health Professions 48 18 52 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 4 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 6 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 49 0 33 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 7 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 22 0 0 0
Funeral & Mortuary Science 64 0 5 0
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 89 0 0 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 15 0 7 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 19 0 0 0
Masonry 4 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 4 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 43 0 0
Precision Metal Working 146 9 4 0
Precision Systems Maintenance 37 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 10 0 7 0
Total 1,372 217 357 0

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.

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