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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 4th in South Carolina. In fact, 1,247 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Greenville Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. GTC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $5,882 a year.

GTC also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spartanburg Community College are $6,030 a year.

Spartanburg Community College also made our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florence-Darlington Technical College also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

MTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Piedmont Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 per year.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCtech are $5,954 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OCtech is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering tech in South Carolina.

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Tri-County Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCTC are $5,936 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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