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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

3 Schools Ranked
$5,698 Avg Tuition & Fees*

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, South Carolina
110 Total Awards
$5,143 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in South Carolina. Trident Technical College is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 110 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Trident Technical College is $5,143. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,690. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Trident Technical College Report

#2

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
29 Total Awards
$5,356 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 29 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Students from South Carolina who attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College full time pay an average of $5,356 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,593. Around 14% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.

Read full report on Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#3

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, South Carolina
11 Total Awards
$6,594 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Central Carolina Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Sumter, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 11 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $6,594 in tuition and fees if they attend Central Carolina full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,016.

In 2019-2020 about 60% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Central Carolina Technical College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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