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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in South Carolina to see which basic certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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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 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#3

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Of the 53 students majoring in engineering tech at Trident Technical College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Carolina Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in engineering tech at Central Carolina, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. GTC is a large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Of the 39 students majoring in engineering tech at GTC, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#7

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

Of the 23 students majoring in engineering tech at MTC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

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#9

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in engineering tech at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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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 13 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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