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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina

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

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

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

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Out of the 14 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Spartanburg Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized 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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Piedmont Technical College is a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #6, York Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the 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.

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With a ranking of #7, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list. 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.

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#9

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. 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.

Full Engineering Technologies at Midlands Technical College Report

Central Carolina 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public college 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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