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Greenville Technical College Overview

Greenville Technical College is a public institution situated in Greenville, South Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Greenville Technical College Known For?

2,045 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at GTC.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 42% of the faculty were full-time.

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Greenville Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at GTC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Other Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Data Processing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Electromechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#86 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#124 Best Value Cosmetology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards GTC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Schools College Factual
#12 Best General Sales & Marketing Schools College Factual
#16 Best Electromechanical Engineering Technology Schools College Factual
#47 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#82 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools College Factual

Where Is Greenville Technical College?

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Contact details for GTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 506 S Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville, SC 29606
Phone: 864-250-8000

How Do I Get Into GTC?

You can apply to GTC online at: www.gvltec.edu/admissions_aid/enrollment_steps/apply.html

Since Greenville Technical College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Greenville Technical College?

22% Take Out Loans
17.6% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At GTC, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,110 a year. That adds up to $20,440 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GTC is 17.6%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Greenville Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,387 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,536 undergraduate students at GTC, with 4,387 being full-time and 6,149 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,387 full-time undergraduates at GTC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Greenville Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 106
Black or African American 885
Hispanic or Latino 509
White 2,582
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 276

Over 18 countries are represented at GTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Germany, and Japan.

Online Learning at Greenville Technical College

7,798 Took All Classes Online
9,766 Took At Least One Class Online
88.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 9,766 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GTC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 31st most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of GTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Greenville Technical College was 88.3%. This is the #458 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at GTC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GTC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at GTC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at GTC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Allied Health Professions #21
Human Development & Family Studies #40
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #54
Health & Medical Administrative Services #127
Criminal Justice & Corrections #130
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #164
Health Professions #301

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Greenville Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 363 6 369
Nursing 20 168 0 188
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 22 84 76 182
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 25 35 75 135
Allied Health Professions 44 44 32 120
Precision Metal Working 51 16 34 101
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 23 68 9 100
Business Administration & Management 5 76 7 88
Accounting 30 28 0 58
General Sales & Marketing 26 28 0 54
Data Processing 1 50 0 51
Cosmetology 14 0 27 41
Human Development & Family Studies 20 20 0 40
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 13 0 25 38
Culinary Arts 1 26 10 37
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 26 10 0 36
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 16 18 2 36
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 35 0 35
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 20 9 29
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 29 0 29
Ground Transportation 29 0 0 29
Dental Support Services 0 1 26 27
Legal Support Services 0 27 0 27
Human Services 0 27 0 27
Business Support & Assistant Services 1 23 0 24
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 20 20
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 5 10 1 16
Other Computer & Information Sciences 15 0 0 15
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 14 0 14
Other Precision Production 0 0 14 14
Fire Protection 1 12 0 13
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 10 0 10
Building Management & Inspection 3 0 6 9
Construction Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 6 0 0 6
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 5 5
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 5 0 5
Computer Programming 4 0 0 4
Agricultural Production 0 0 3 3
Air Transportation 0 0 3 3
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 401 1,254 390 2,045

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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