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Greenville Technical College

Public Community College in Greenville, SC. Six-year graduation rate 21%. Median 10-year earnings $39,473.

Verdict Mixed outcomes
Greenville Technical College · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$39,473
Median debt at grad
$15,392
Mobility score
1.2
% bottom→top quintile
Graduation rate
20.9%
Federal loan default
0%

Students who entered Greenville Technical College reach a median of $39,473 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 21% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $15,392, a light load against those earnings.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags
  • ! Graduation rate 21% — below national average

Academics

Full-time retention
Transfer-out rate
22%
Student:faculty
16:1

A six-year graduation rate of 21% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 22% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. 10,661 undergraduates puts this among the larger schools, which usually means more choice and less individual attention.

Financial Aid

Average net price
$9,015
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
83%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
12%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8,171 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Average net price is $9,015 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $11,138 at $0–30k against $15,198 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 83% get grants averaging $5,538, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 12% of students.

Entering first-year students

A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.

% receiving grants
90%
Average grant
$6,984

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,032 students

Net price by family income

The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.

Family income band Average net price
$0–30k $11,138
$30–48k $11,388
$48–75k $12,221
$75–110k $13,455
$110k+ $15,198

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Federal student loans went to 963 of these 8,171 students, totalling $6,163,591 — an average of $6,400 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Greenville County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,166/mo
1 bedroom
$1,221/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$1,339/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
546
Yellow Ribbon
Yes
Principles of Excellence
Yes

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Greenville Technical College

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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