by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 303 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,337 and $8,726 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,384 and $21,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. That schools that top this list have a program in construction trades in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in South Carolina list. Located in West Columbia, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Midlands Technical College
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Trades at Piedmont Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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