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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Carolina

22 Colleges
$55,365 Avg Salary
$16,531 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 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 degree in South Carolina. GTC is a large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

The excellent programs at Spartanburg Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in South Carolina. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The excellent programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in South Carolina. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tri-County Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#6

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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Central Carolina Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #8, York Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in South Carolina list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges 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 22 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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