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Surgical technologist programs in South Carolina
South Carolina has 10 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in South Carolina, expect to start around $38,830–$52,140 and reach a median of $62,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $67,080 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 $39,909 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in South Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,680 employed in South Carolina. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ConwayFlorenceGranitevilleGreenvilleGreenwoodPendletonRock HillSpartanburgSumterWest Columbia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | 6 | $50,031 | $6,100 | 28% | not reported |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | 21 | $45,697 | $10,811 | not reported | not reported |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | 14 | $39,909 | $9,500 | 38% | not reported |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Public | 12 | $35,303 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public | 9 | $35,138 | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public | 12 | $27,066 | $7,500 | 33% | not reported |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public | 4 | 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.