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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina
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Our rankings named Greenville Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for business students working on their associate degree. GTC is a medium-sized public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 136 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $9,410 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,618 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at GTC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
GTC also took the #1 spot in our rankings.
Out of the 13 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, York Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 116 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York Technical College are $10,354 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $14,975 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at York Technical College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
York Technical College also made our list, coming in at #5.
The excellent associate degree programs at Spartanburg Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in South Carolina. Spartanburg Community College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $9,822 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,880 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Spartanburg Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
Spartanburg Community College also made our list, coming in at #4.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $8,593 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $22,793 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This medium-sized public school is located in Pendleton, South Carolina, and it awarded 94 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at TCTC are $10,304 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $14,135 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCTC does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Midlands Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in West Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 98 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $13,812 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,503 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that MTC does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 88% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 101 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $22,261 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Piedmont Technical College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Central Carolina Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Sumter, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 38 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Central Carolina are $9,016 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $19,704 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Central Carolina. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florence-Darlington Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Florence, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 52 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,742 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Florence-Darlington Technical College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of South Carolina - Lancaster did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Lancaster, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
USC Lancaster undergraduate students pay an average of $18,238 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,221 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since USC Lancaster does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Bob Jones University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bob Jones University are $21,062 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Bob Jones University. In fact, around 18% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bob Jones University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.
Limestone College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Gaffney, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Limestone College are $26,300 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,279 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Limestone College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Limestone College is ranked #3 for overall quality in South Carolina.
With a ranking of #13, Miller-Motte College Charleston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their associate degree. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
MMC Charleston undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $33,291 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at MMC Charleston, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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