Federal data
Public two-year colleges in South Carolina by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
South Carolina public two-year colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public, 2-year | $58,783 | 2,921 |
| 2 | Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Public, 2-year | $54,588 | 492 |
| 3 | Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public, 2-year | $54,255 | 2,572 |
| 4 | Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public, 2-year | $53,084 | 637 |
| 5 | Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public, 2-year | $48,991 | 1,593 |
| 6 | York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public, 2-year | $47,738 | 1,406 |
| 7 | Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public, 2-year | $47,361 | 411 |
| 8 | Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public, 2-year | $46,832 | 1,717 |
| 9 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public, 2-year | $46,000 | 1,922 |
| 10 | Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public, 2-year | $45,876 | 738 |
| 11 | University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | Public, 2-year | $45,843 | 182 |
| 12 | Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public, 2-year | $44,978 | 722 |
| 13 | Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public, 2-year | $44,555 | 2,053 |
| 14 | University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | Public, 2-year | $38,256 | 99 |
| 15 | University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | Public, 2-year | $36,240 | 187 |
| 16 | Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Public, 2-year | $36,017 | 666 |
| 17 | University of South Carolina-Union | Union | Public, 2-year | $33,838 | 121 |
| 18 | Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public, 2-year | $28,350 | 191 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.