by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Greenville Technical College was awarded 436 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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GTC is ranked #1,044 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when GTC held the #1,119 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
GTC is also ranked #11 out of 44 schools in South Carolina.
Since Greenville Technical College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Greenville Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Greenville Technical College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,536 undergraduates at GTC with 4,387 being full-time and 6,149 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,793 | $6,628 | $7,915 | $9,056 | $9,336 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of GTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GTC, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $4,741 a year. That adds up to $18,964 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at GTC is 13.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for GTC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 506 S Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville, SC 29606 |
| Phone: | 864-250-8000 |
| Website: | www.gvltec.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,957 students took at least one online class at Greenville Technical College. This is a decrease from the 9,766 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,957 | 4,552 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,766 | 7,798 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,932 | 1,758 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,872 | 1,773 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,403 | 1,685 |
Learn more about online learning at Greenville Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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