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Electrician schools in South Carolina

South Carolina has 6 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in South Carolina, expect to start around $44,330–$47,910 and reach a median of $58,740 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,190 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, South Carolina). Graduates of these South Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $34,570 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electricians earn in South Carolina

$44,330starting (10th percentile)
$47,910early career (25th)
$58,740median, all experience
$66,190experienced (75th)
$77,800top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,010 employed in South Carolina. National median: $63,190.

Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned

6campuses in South Carolina
66credentials awarded / yr
$34,570median earnings, yr 1 (South Carolina)
$34,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BeaufortCherawConwayGreenvilleOrangeburgWest Columbia

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway Public 14 $34,570 not reported 38% not reported
Greenville Technical College Greenville Public 26 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Midlands Technical College West Columbia Public 14 not reported not reported 18% not reported
Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort Public 10 not reported not reported 18% not reported
Northeastern Technical College Cheraw Public 1 not reported not reported 21% not reported
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg Public 1 not reported not reported 32% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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