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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina

14 Colleges
$46,909 Avg Salary
$14,794 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in South Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our analysis found Greenville Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. GTC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Greenville Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tri-County Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in engineering tech at TCTC, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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#3

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Spartanburg Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in South Carolina. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#4

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in South Carolina. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

Of the 50 students majoring in engineering tech at Piedmont Technical College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in engineering tech at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at York Technical College Report

Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Women make up 3% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Report

#9

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Central Carolina Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Central Carolina Technical College Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 14 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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