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Medical billing & coding programs in South Carolina
South Carolina has 9 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in South Carolina, expect to start around $37,240–$45,180 and reach a median of $54,280 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,650 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 $27,398 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in South Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,750 employed in South Carolina. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CharlestonConwayFlorenceGranitevilleGreenvilleNorth CharlestonSumter
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | 16 | $31,789 | $12,559 | not reported | not reported |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | 26 | $30,299 | $17,262 | 38% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | 13 | $28,131 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | for-profit | 7 | $26,666 | $9,500 | 67% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Conway | Conway | for-profit | 10 | $20,357 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Charleston | Charleston | for-profit | 9 | $20,357 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 34% | 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.