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?
- 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.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards GTC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#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?

Contact details for GTC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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
Can I Afford Greenville Technical College?
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

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at GTC has changed over the last few years.

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 |
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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 | |
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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.
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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