Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina · Public

Of 26 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 41 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,429
$30k to $48k	$3,549
$48k to $75k	$5,157
$75k to $110k	$8,378
$110k and up	$9,503
All families (average)	$4,647

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

26 of 67 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical South Carolina high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,751	+$7,942	clears the bar	$10,965	1.4 yrs	291
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,295	+$12,486	clears the bar	$9,000	0.7 yrs	220
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$71,179	+$36,370	clears the bar	$16,000	0.4 yrs	108
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,083	+$29,274	clears the bar	$13,350	0.5 yrs	55
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	$51,834	+$17,025	clears the bar	$12,000	0.7 yrs	49
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$44,673	+$9,864	clears the bar	$15,575	1.6 yrs	41
Human Services	Associate's Degree	$48,014	+$13,205	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$36,033	+$1,224	clears the bar	$18,750	15.3 yrs	38
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,471	-$338	falls short	$10,968	insufficient data	37
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,086	+$16,277	clears the bar	$9,000	0.6 yrs	35
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,092	+$14,283	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$35,648	+$839	clears the bar	$11,250	13.4 yrs	31
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$55,844	+$21,035	clears the bar	$17,000	0.8 yrs	29
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$46,546	+$11,737	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$46,996	+$12,187	clears the bar	$12,625	1.0 yrs	23
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,924	+$31,115	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$64,752	+$29,943	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Associate's Degree	$48,473 1-year earnings	+$13,664	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$53,618	+$18,809	clears the bar	$10,250	0.5 yrs	17
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,853	+$26,044	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$54,282	+$19,473	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,372	+$5,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	$37,299	+$2,490	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$73,982	+$39,173	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,383	+$8,574	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,039	+$3,230	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.