Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in South Carolina
34 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,954 at York Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Security Guards in South Carolina earn a median of $35,460 a year across 16,610 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $58,070 | 12,930 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $51,800 | 5,520 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $47,890 | 4,870 |
| Compliance Officers | $75,460 | 4,760 |
| Managers, All Other | $129,960 | 2,210 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | $5,552 | $35,954 (21 grads) | 13 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,848 (16 grads) | 2 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | $15,575 | $31,670 (29 grads) | 41 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (31 grads) | 16 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | $12,913 | $28,598 (18 grads) | 26 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (11 grads) | 26 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | $22,541 | $23,351 (18 grads) | 16 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | $22,572 (41 grads) | 29 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Bob Jones University Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| North Greenville University Tigerville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
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 Criminal Justice and Corrections — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.