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Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$7,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 4,243 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in South Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Florence-Darlington Technical College to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCtech are $5,714 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GTC also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 per year.

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#5

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

The excellent associate degree programs at Midlands Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in South Carolina. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at York Technical College are $5,410 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Tri-County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

TCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,315 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

With a ranking of #9, Aiken Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aiken Technical College are $5,306 per year.

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#10

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $6,030 per year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,234
West Virginia 3,558
Mississippi 5,696
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724
Tennessee 10,186
Louisiana 2,864

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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