Central Carolina Technical College
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$32,603
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,603
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Central Carolina Technical College is a public 2-year college in Sumter, South Carolina with 2,163 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,571 a year (tuition and fees $5,715 in-state, $9,016 out-of-state). 34% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $32,603 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,977 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,571
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,715
Out-of-state $9,016
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
34%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,977
About $106 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$32,603
Rank 3,760 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,571
- Tuition in-state
- $5,715
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,016
- Cost of attendance
- $13,774
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 7.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,526
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,308
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,775
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $6,400
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,481 in 2015-16 to $5,715 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,163
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 53%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $279K
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,760 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,571 | $16,583 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,715 | $12,978 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 46% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 53% | 69% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,977 | $15,392 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $28,887 | $33,444 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,603 | $38,826 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 23% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 48% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 134 | $7,926 | $26,254 | $35,009 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 86 | $10,660 | $68,914 | $73,383 | $80,813 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 55 | Withheld | $32,196 | $49,537 | $48,702 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,202 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | Withheld | $59,456 | $65,183 | $50,491 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 28 | $10,056 | $26,294 | $37,312 | $34,272 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,435 | $48,733 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,268 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 16 | Withheld | $30,472 | $32,334 | $35,447 |
| Data ProcessingCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ProcessingAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,859 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,211 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Central Carolina Technical College cost?
$5,571 a year is the average net price at Central Carolina Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,715 for in-state students and $9,016 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,774. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,526 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Central Carolina Technical College?
Central Carolina Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Central Carolina Technical College graduates earn?
$32,603 a year is the median pay of former Central Carolina Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($28,887 after 6 years). That ranks 3,760 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $68,914.
How much student debt do Central Carolina Technical College graduates have?
$9,977 is the median federal student loan debt of Central Carolina Technical College graduates, about $106 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 7.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Central Carolina Technical College?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Central Carolina Technical College finish within 3 years. 53% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Central Carolina Technical College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (134 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (86 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (55 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.