2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Liberal Arts General Studies is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,767 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Associate Degree

The liberal arts associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality liberal arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts general studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for liberal arts general studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in South Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for liberal arts general studies students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top South Carolina Schools for an Associate in Liberal Arts

1

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

382 Annual Graduates

$31,131 Median Starting Salary

$12,190 Median Student Debt

Greenville Technical College is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. GTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Greenville.

Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Greenville Technical College receive an earnings boost of around $6,991 above the typical earnings of liberal arts general studies graduates.

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2

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Orangeburg, SC

27 Annual Graduates

$52,672 Median Starting Salary

$19,407 Median Student Debt

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. OCtech is a small public college located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College earn $28,532 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

422 Annual Graduates

$25,985 Median Starting Salary

$14,550 Median Student Debt

Midlands Technical College is a great option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program earn about $25,985 for their early career.

More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Midlands Technical College

4

Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, SC

180 Annual Graduates

$15,711 Median Starting Salary

$12,000 Median Student Debt

Spartanburg Methodist College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. SMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Soon after graduating, liberal arts associate recipients generally make around $15,711 in the first five years of their career.

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5

Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort, SC

72 Annual Graduates

$21,562 Median Starting Salary

$9,500 Median Student Debt

TCL is a small public college located in the town of Beaufort.

Soon after graduation, liberal arts associate recipients generally make around $21,562 in the first five years of their career.

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6

Aiken Technical College
Graniteville, SC

82 Annual Graduates

$23,623 Median Starting Salary

$13,325 Median Student Debt

Aiken Technical College is a small public college located in the rural area of Graniteville.

After graduating, liberal arts associate recipients usually earn an average of $23,623 in their early careers.

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7

Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, SC

67 Annual Graduates

Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Florence.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Florence-Darlington Technical College

8

York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC

242 Annual Graduates

$24,464 Median Starting Salary

$8,180 Median Student Debt

York Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of Rock Hill.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,464.

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9

Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC

453 Annual Graduates

$22,412 Median Starting Salary

$16,500 Median Student Debt

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Conway.

After graduating, liberal arts associate recipients generally earn an average of $22,412 at the beginning of their careers.

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10

Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC

385 Annual Graduates

$18,872 Median Starting Salary

$8,750 Median Student Debt

TCTC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Pendleton.

Associate students who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make an average of $18,872 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	5,107
Georgia	121	7,085
Florida	121	63,334
North Carolina	120	17,285
Arkansas	105	4,615
Tennessee	102	9,311
Virginia	97	6,800
West Virginia	92	2,520
Kentucky	90	5,565
Louisiana	80	1,766
Alabama	69	5,517

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts

One of 0 majors within the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities area of study, Liberal Arts General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Liberal Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	3,739
General Studies	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.