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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$5,840 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering technology students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #167 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Tri-County Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCTC are $5,840 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at TCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,462.

Full General Engineering Technology at Tri-County Technical College Report

Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 144
Virginia 47
North Carolina 110
Florida 227
Tennessee 407
Kentucky 77
Louisiana 60
Arkansas 13
Alabama 111
Mississippi 69
West Virginia 5

One of 18 majors within the area of study, general engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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