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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate 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.

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The Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

#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 basic certificate in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 7 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 the city of Conway.

About 13% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 87% are male.

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#3

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Aiken Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in South Carolina. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at Aiken Technical College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in South Carolina. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Carolina Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in South Carolina. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the city of Sumter.

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With a ranking of #6, Denmark Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Denmark, DTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Greenville Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.

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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 7 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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