Data Processing programs in South Carolina
31 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,461 at Midlands Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Computer Occupations, All Other in South Carolina earn a median of $112,260 a year across 4,300 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | $10,250 | $40,461 (26 grads) | 17 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | $20,794 | $40,209 (79 grads) | 43 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | $33,637 (23 grads) | 33 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | $33,138 (23 grads) | 32 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | $10,250 | $32,711 (37 grads) | 41 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (34 grads) | 17 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 21 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | $12,452 | $24,421 (27 grads) | 11 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 66 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Data Processing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.