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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.

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

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $4,870 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in South Carolina. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $5,714 per year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Report

Out of the 16 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,186 per year.

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

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Greenville Technical College

The excellent associate degree programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-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 moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $5,916 per 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 small 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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Tri-County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 per year.

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#9

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

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

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Spartanburg Community College Report

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
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
Mississippi 5,696
Tennessee 10,186
Louisiana 2,864
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724

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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