Business/Commerce, General programs in South Carolina
24 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,426 at Strayer University-South Carolina.
What this work pays in South Carolina
General and Operations Managers in South Carolina earn a median of $106,080 a year across 32,230 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | $95,040 | 17,040 |
| Management Analysts | $100,660 | 12,340 |
| Sales Managers | $131,080 | 9,340 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $126,880 | 6,390 |
| Construction Managers | $108,110 | 5,620 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville | Associate's degree | $32,140 | $43,426 (54 grads) | 72 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | $28,236 (30 grads) | 15 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | $21,983 | $26,482 (64 grads) | 85 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | $20,250 | $25,774 (50 grads) | 60 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | $18,087 (11 grads) | 23 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,663 (16 grads) | — |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster | Associate's degree | $10,624 | not published | 27 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Bob Jones University Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 66 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Wesleyan University Central | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 52 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
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 Business/Commerce, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.