Piedmont Technical College
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.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $11,476
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,714
- Graduation rate (150%): 33%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 40%
- Student to faculty ratio: 18:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $35,768
- Median earnings (8 years): $33,331
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,430
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Greenwood, SC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Piedmont Technical College include Welding Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Home Health Aide.
- Welding Technology (189 bachelor's)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (292 bachelor's)
- Home Health Aide (156 bachelor's)
- Business (100 associate)
- Entrepreneurship (92 bachelor's)
- Human Resources Management (79 bachelor's)
- Nursing (70 associate)
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (69 bachelor's)
- Funeral Direction (61 bachelor's)
- Multi- (49 associate)
Degree mix: Business 39%, Computer Science 14%, Health 46%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Piedmont Technical College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,778 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $11,778
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $10,878
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $10,420
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,552
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $13,299
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,675
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $6,923
- Books and supplies: $2,500
- Off-campus room and board: $16,308
- Off-campus with family: $7,777
- Typical cost of attendance: $21,746
- Sticker vs net gap: 47%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 52%
- Federal loan recipients: 27%
- Average institutional grant: $850
- Average federal loan: $6,677
- Median debt at graduation: $15,000
Admissions
Piedmont Technical College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 6,714
- Women: 67%
- Part-time undergraduates: 59%
- Age 25 and older: 40%
- Graduation rate: 33%
- Come back after freshman year: 61%
- First-generation: 47%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 42%
- Student to faculty: 18:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Piedmont Technical College acceptance rate? Piedmont Technical College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Piedmont Technical College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,778 a year after aid. Average net price is $11,476.
What majors does Piedmont Technical College offer? Popular programs include Welding Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Home Health Aide, Business, Entrepreneurship.
What is the average salary after Piedmont Technical College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $35,768 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Piedmont Technical College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 40% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 33%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Piedmont Technical College official site: https://www.ptc.edu.