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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in South Carolina
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Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best value school for trade school students in South Carolina. This fairly large public school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 2,581 degrees in 2021-2022.
Trident Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,606 in tuition and fees each year.
Trident Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. This fairly large public school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 2,125 degrees in 2021-2022.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,202 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 20 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,057 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $9,822 per year.
Spartanburg Community College also made our Best Trade Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #4.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is located in Florence, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 651 degrees to qualified students.
Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,772 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Piedmont Technical College is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,653 degrees to qualified students.
Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year.
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 697 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at OCtech are $7,970 a year.
Aiken Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Graniteville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 328 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aiken Technical College are $6,880 per year.
Tri-County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Pendleton, South Carolina, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,449 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at TCTC are $10,832 a year.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 1,602 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $8,593 a year.
York Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. York Technical College is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,350 degrees in 2021-2022.
York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,824 in tuition and fees each year.
Midlands Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. MTC is a public institution located in West Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,543 degrees in 2021-2022.
MTC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,812 in tuition and fees each year.
Clemson University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7,469 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $39,502 per year.
Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
Central Carolina Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. Central Carolina is located in Sumter, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 635 degrees to qualified students.
Central Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $9,016 in tuition and fees each year.
Technical College of the Lowcountry came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in Beaufort, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 314 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCL are $11,020 per year.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 10,045 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UofSC are $33,928 a year.
South University, Columbia ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is a very small private for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 154 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at South University, Columbia are $16,560 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South University, Columbia is ranked #3 for overall quality in South Carolina.
South Carolina State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina ranking. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 420 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at South Carolina State University are $21,750 a year.
Charleston Southern University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina list. Charleston Southern University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 800 degrees in 2021-2022.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $29,790 in tuition and fees each year.
CSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
Newberry College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 271 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Newberry College are $29,100 per year.
Miller-Motte College Charleston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in South Carolina ranking. MMC Charleston is a private for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 214 degrees in 2021-2022.
MMC Charleston undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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