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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

4 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 84 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in IT at Trident Technical College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - South Carolina is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

About 70% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 30% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Strayer University - South Carolina carry an average student debt load of $27,968.

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#3

Limestone College

Gaffney, SC

Out of the 4 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Limestone College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Gaffney, Limestone College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Limestone College

Out of the 4 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Virginia 1,707
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
Kentucky 2,193

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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