2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in South Carolina
A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
The Most Popular Online 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 8 schools in South Carolina to see which ones had the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in South Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Horry-Georgetown Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Conway, South Carolina, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,602 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Horry-Georgetown Technical College accumulate an average of $16,555 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Horry-Georgetown Technical College graduates make an average of $31,926 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 2,581 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $15,991 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Trident Technical College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $33,465 during the early years of their career. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade 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.
On average, students take out $17,263 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from GTC, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $36,132 during the early years of their career. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Carolina Technical College is a great place for trade school students. Central Carolina is a small public school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 635 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,273 in student loans.After graduating from Central Carolina, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $32,123 during the early years of their career. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Limestone College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Gaffney, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 529 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Limestone College accumulate an average of $29,013 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $462. Once they receive their degree, Limestone College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $36,451 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Coastal Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 2,195 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,862 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $446 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Coastal Carolina University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $33,500 during the early year of their career. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Charleston Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. CSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 800 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,754 in student loans.After graduating from CSU, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $37,960 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Columbia College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 456 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Columbia College South Carolina accumulate an average of $20,269 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Columbia College South Carolina graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $39,032 during the early year of their career. Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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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