Community College Earnings in South Carolina

  • Community college graduates in South Carolina (10 years post graduation) earn approximately $28,900 per year (2020-21).
  • The community colleges in South Carolina with the highest earning graduates are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Community College Earnings in South Carolina (2020-21)

  • College Student Earnings Location
  • Rank: #11.
    University of South Carolina-Lancaster
    Public
    $50,100
    476 Hubbard Drive
    Lancaster,  SC  29720
    (803) 313-7000
  • Rank: #22.
    University of South Carolina-Sumter
    Public
    $34,400
    200 Miller Rd
    Sumter,  SC  29150
    (803) 775-8727
  • Rank: #33.
    University of South Carolina-Beaufort
    Public
    $33,900
    1 University Boulevard
    Okatie,  SC  29909
    (843) 208-8000
  • Rank: #44.
    Trident Technical College
    Public
    $33,700
    7000 Rivers Avenue
    Charleston,  SC  29423
    (843) 574-6111
  • Rank: #55.
    Greenville Technical College
    Public
    $32,800
    738 S Pleasantburg Dr
    Greenville,  SC  29607
    (864) 250-8000
  • Rank: #66.
    Spartanburg Methodist College
    Public
    $32,200
    1000 Powell Mill Road
    Spartanburg,  SC  29301
    (864) 587-4000
  • Rank: #77.
    University of South Carolina-Union
    Public
    $32,100
    309 East Academy St
    Union,  SC  29379
    (864) 429-8728
  • Rank: #88.
    Midlands Technical College
    Public
    $31,900
    1260 Lexington Drive
    West Columbia,  SC  29170
    (803) 738-8324
  • Rank: #99.
    Tri-County Technical College
    Public
    $30,500
    7900 U.S. Hwy 76
    Pendleton,  SC  29670
    (864) 646-1500
  • Rank: #1010.
    Brown Mackie College-Greenville
    Private, for profit
    $30,300
    Two Liberty Square, 75 Beattie Place Ste 100
    Greenville,  SC  29601
    (864) 239-5300
  • Rank: #1111.
    Horry-Georgetown Technical College
    Public
    $29,200
    2050 Highway 501 East
    Conway,  SC  29526
    (843) 347-3186
  • Rank: #1212.
    Technical College of the Lowcountry
    Public
    $29,000
    921 Ribaut Road
    Beaufort,  SC  29901
    (800) 768-8252
  • Rank: #13-1413.- 14.
    Aiken Technical College
    Public
    $28,800
    2276 Jefferson Davis Highway
    Graniteville,  SC  29829
    (803) 508-7263
  • Rank: #13-1413.- 14.
    Central Carolina Technical College
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    Public
    $28,800
    506 N Guignard Dr
    Sumter,  SC  29150
    (803) 778-1961
  • Rank: #1515.
    Florence-Darlington Technical College
    Public
    $28,600
    2715 W. Lucas Street
    Florence,  SC  29501
    (843) 661-8324
  • Rank: #16-1816.- 18.
    Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
    Public
    $28,000
    3250 Saint Matthews Rd
    Orangeburg,  SC  29118
    (803) 536-0311
  • Rank: #16-1816.- 18.
    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
    Public
    $28,000
    465 James Brandt Blvd
    Allendale,  SC  29810
    (800) 922-5500
  • Rank: #16-1816.- 18.
    Spartanburg Community College
    Public
    $28,000
    107 Community College Drive
    Spartanburg,  SC  29303
    (864) 592-4600
  • Rank: #1919.
    York Technical College
    Public
    $27,900
    452 S Anderson Rd
    Rock Hill,  SC  29730
    (803) 327-8000
  • Rank: #2020.
    Piedmont Technical College
    Public
    $27,500
    620 North Emerald Road
    Greenwood,  SC  29646
    (864) 941-8324
  • Rank: #2121.
    Northeastern Technical College
    Public
    $25,800
    1201 Chesterfield Hwy.
    Cheraw,  SC  29520
    (843) 921-6900
  • Rank: #2222.
    Miller-Motte Technical College-Charleston
    Private, for profit
    $25,100
    8085 Rivers Ave., Ste E
    North Charleston,  SC  29418
    (843) 574-0101
  • Rank: #2323.
    Williamsburg Technical College
    Public
    $24,400
    601 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
    Kingstree,  SC  29556
    (843) 355-4110
  • Rank: #2424.
    Forrest College
    Private, for profit
    $23,300
    601 E River Street
    Anderson,  SC  29624
    (864) 225-7653
  • Rank: #2525.
    Centura College-Columbia
    Private, for profit
    $22,200
    7500 Two Notch Road
    Columbia,  SC  29223
    (803) 754-7544
  • Rank: #2626.
    Denmark Technical College
    Public
    $19,700
    1126 Solomon Blatt Blvd
    Denmark,  SC  29042
    (803) 793-5100
  • Rank: #2727.
    Clinton College
    Private, non-profit
    $17,700
    1029 Crawford Rd
    Rock Hill,  SC  29730
    (803) 327-7402
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