Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, South Carolina · Website
$37,097
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,097
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Spartanburg Community College is a public 2-year college in Spartanburg, South Carolina with 5,006 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $2,405 a year (tuition and fees $5,071 in-state, $10,135 out-of-state). 28% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $37,097 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$2,405
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,071
Out-of-state $10,135
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
28%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,500
About $69 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,097
Rank 3,180 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
- $2,405
- Tuition in-state
- $5,071
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,135
- Cost of attendance
- $11,505
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,669
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $1,595
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $2,132
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $3,583
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $6,046
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 $4,192 in 2015-16 to $5,071 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
- 5,006
- Part-time students
- 57%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 28%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 45
- Endowment
- $7.90M
- 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 3,180 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $2,405 | $16,583 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,071 | $12,978 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 28% | 46% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 69% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,500 | $15,392 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,460 | $33,444 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,097 | $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. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
45 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 HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 243 | $5,471 | $28,222 | $42,058 | $44,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 130 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 106 | Withheld | $38,147 | $53,755 | $48,702 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,202 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 79 | Withheld | $65,388 | $85,340 | $73,046 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 62 | Withheld | $31,353 | $44,310 | $50,491 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 56 | $7,500 | $31,087 | $47,334 | $48,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | $7,950 | $70,419 | $63,405 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $6,100 | $59,412 | $61,549 | $65,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | $32,200 | $35,525 | $34,272 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Data ProcessingCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ProcessingAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | $39,702 | $58,860 | $51,859 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | $48,434 | $50,236 | $57,584 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | $29,260 | $42,768 | $45,283 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,466 | $58,424 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Spartanburg and South Carolina on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Spartanburg Community College cost?
$2,405 a year is the average net price at Spartanburg Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,071 for in-state students and $10,135 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,505. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,669 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Spartanburg Community College?
Spartanburg Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Spartanburg Community College graduates earn?
$37,097 a year is the median pay of former Spartanburg Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,460 after 6 years). That ranks 3,180 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 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 $70,419.
How much student debt do Spartanburg Community College graduates have?
$6,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Spartanburg Community College graduates, about $69 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 4.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Spartanburg Community College?
28% of first-time, full-time students at Spartanburg Community College finish within 3 years. 63% 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 Spartanburg Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (243 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (130 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (106 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 45 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.