2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate 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 undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
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Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Carolina. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 36 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trident Technical College are $8,606 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,108 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Trident Technical College. In 2020-2021 about 75% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Trident Technical College also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in South Carolina. GTC is a public institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 329 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at GTC are $10,202 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,437 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at GTC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
GTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. OCtech is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
OCtech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,970 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $11,253 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at OCtech. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OCtech is ranked #2 for overall quality in South Carolina.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. This small public school is located in Florence, South Carolina, and it awarded 81 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,772 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,630 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Florence-Darlington Technical College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tri-County Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Pendleton, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 109 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $10,832 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,199 in student loans.
TCTC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 46% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
TCTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
Spartanburg Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Spartanburg Community College is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $9,822 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $6,630 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Spartanburg Community College does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 57% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Spartanburg Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina rankings.
Aiken Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in Graniteville, South Carolina that handed out 36 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Aiken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,880 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,418 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Aiken Technical College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 104 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,436 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Piedmont Technical College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 68% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
York Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This small public school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 55 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,824 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,495 in student loans.
York Technical College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Technical College of the Lowcountry landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Beaufort, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 30 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
TCL undergraduate students pay an average of $11,020 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCL does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Central Carolina Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. This small public school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 21 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Central Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $9,016 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,841 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Central Carolina. In fact, around 61% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in West Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 58 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $13,812 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,170 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at MTC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Miller-Motte College Charleston landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the very small private for-profit school handed out 56 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MMC Charleston are $0 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $15,836 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at MMC Charleston. In 2020-2021 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 13 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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