Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina · Public

Of 20 assessed programs, 16 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 37 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,778
$30k to $48k	$10,878
$48k to $75k	$10,420
$75k to $110k	$11,552
$110k and up	$13,299
All families (average)	$11,366

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

20 of 57 programs could be assessed 35% 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
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,604	+$12,795	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	155
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$37,188	+$2,379	clears the bar	$10,500	4.4 yrs	128
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$77,146	+$42,337	clears the bar	$17,035	0.4 yrs	101
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,358	+$13,549	clears the bar	$6,500	0.5 yrs	89
Business	Associate's Degree	$38,852	+$4,043	clears the bar	$21,983	5.4 yrs	85
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,692	+$14,883	clears the bar	$7,500	0.5 yrs	66
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$63,881	+$29,072	clears the bar	$18,750	0.6 yrs	52
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	$33,140	-$1,669	falls short	$11,500	insufficient data	51
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,881	+$22,072	clears the bar	$14,250	0.6 yrs	43
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,481	-$2,328	falls short	$9,842	insufficient data	34
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$66,381	+$31,572	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$33,218	-$1,591	falls short	$16,750	insufficient data	27
Human Services	Associate's Degree	$37,133	+$2,324	clears the bar	$25,153	10.8 yrs	20
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$49,636	+$14,827	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$42,302	+$7,493	clears the bar	$22,541	3.0 yrs	16
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$36,539	+$1,730	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	$40,375	+$5,566	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$37,559	+$2,750	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	$50,530	+$15,721	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$28,324	-$6,485	falls short	$12,500	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	134
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical/Electronic 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
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mason/Masonry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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, 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.