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Auto mechanic schools in South Carolina
South Carolina has 12 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in South Carolina, expect to start around $31,200–$37,430 and reach a median of $48,100 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,610 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 $39,276 in their first year, against $33,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What automotive service technicians and mechanics earn in South Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,420 employed in South Carolina. National median: $50,620.
Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CharlestonConwayFlorenceGreenvilleGreenwoodKingstreeOrangeburgPendletonRock HillSpartanburgSumterWest Columbia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | 66 | $46,323 | $8,467 | not reported | not reported |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | 26 | $44,002 | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public | 28 | $33,482 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public | 9 | $27,880 | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public | 81 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public | 34 | not reported | $9,000 | 18% | not reported |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 15% | 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.