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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
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
Cities: BeaufortCherawConwayGreenvilleOrangeburgWest Columbia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public technical college | 14 | $34,570 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public college | 26 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public technical college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public technical college | 10 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Public technical college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public technical college | 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.