Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1966Distant townSEVP certified

About

Piedmont Technical College is a public community college with its main campus in Greenwood, South Carolina. It serves seven counties in the Lakelands region of South Carolina. Six additional County Centers also serve students in Abbeville County, Edgefield County, Laurens County, McCormick County, Newberry County, and Saluda County. Piedmont Technical College serves the largest geographic area of any institution in the South Carolina Technical College System. The college was founded in 1966.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$7,117
Estimated total for international students: US$20,359
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison): US$4,969
Total cost for in-state students: US$18,211

Net price calculatorptc.edu

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 3,977
International undergraduates: 0%
Students per teacher: 18 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 33%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$38,504

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (52)

Associate's degrees23 subjects

Agricultural Production OperationsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness/Commerce, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsData ProcessingDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansFuneral Service and Mortuary ScienceHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Services, GeneralLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherPrecision Metal WorkingRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

Undergraduate certificates29 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Production OperationsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsData ProcessingDesign and Applied ArtsElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFire ProtectionFuneral Service and Mortuary ScienceHealth Aides/Attendants/OrderliesHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMason/MasonryPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingPrecision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.