Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in South Carolina
47 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,848 at Aiken Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in South Carolina earn a median of $77,940 a year across 1,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,848 (22 grads) | 4 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | $10,968 | $31,736 (175 grads) | 361 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | $10,256 | $31,133 (16 grads) | 468 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $30,554 (58 grads) | 234 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $26,121 (45 grads) | 128 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,484 (38 grads) | — |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | $10,965 | $25,194 (101 grads) | 291 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | $5,471 | $24,730 (55 grads) | 206 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | $11,878 | $24,615 (142 grads) | 327 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $24,267 (24 grads) | 170 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | $10,000 | $22,087 (13 grads) | 21 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (25 grads) | 62 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | $5,727 | $18,185 (55 grads) | 290 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Associate's degree | $13,766 | not published | 79 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Associate's degree | $7,926 | not published | 111 |
| Southern Wesleyan University Central | Associate's degree | $21,783 | not published | 19 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | $2,750 | not published | 49 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster | Associate's degree | $9,992 | not published | 125 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale | Associate's degree | $10,000 | not published | 110 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter | Associate's degree | $9,500 | not published | 175 |
| University of South Carolina-Union Union | Associate's degree | $9,000 | not published | 97 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $6,750 | not published | 208 |
| Bob Jones University Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Clinton College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Columbia College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Columbia International University Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 70 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 82 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 58 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 126 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 134 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 937 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
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 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.