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title: Piedmont Technical College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Greenwood, SC
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC · Public · Certificate-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $35,768 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $19,937 – $52,341 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $9,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 33% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,746 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 48% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $7,768 | derived |

**33% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $9,500 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $19,807 to $59,367 across 17 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $59,367 | $17,035 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $55,577 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $45,103 | $18,750 |
| Precision Metal Working. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,132 | not reported |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | Associate's Degree | $38,889 | not reported |
| Data Processing. | Associate's Degree | $31,638 | not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,883 | $14,250 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Associate's Degree | $29,098 | $11,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $27,844 | $10,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $27,141 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,066 | $7,500 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | Associate's Degree | $25,050 | $16,750 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $24,525 | $9,842 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $23,867 | $22,541 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Associate's Degree | $23,420 | $21,983 |
| Human Services, General. | Associate's Degree | $22,985 | $25,153 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $19,807 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Piedmont Technical College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?218520

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