Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in South Carolina
21 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Trident Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in South Carolina earn a median of $48,100 a year across 13,420 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 |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $75,120 | 10,140 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $59,330 | 3,360 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,220 | 2,780 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $53,290 | 2,140 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | $46,950 | 1,960 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $42,682 (11 grads) | 41 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | $8,467 | $40,368 (31 grads) | 51 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | $36,560 (13 grads) | 3 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | $10,045 | $36,077 (23 grads) | 33 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,952 (42 grads) | 24 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (13 grads) | 14 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (24 grads) | 15 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,000 | not published | 35 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
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.
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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 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.