Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

Orangeburg, SC · Public · 1,564 students · Visit Website

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (OCtech) offers hands-on training in high-demand fields like healthcare, manufacturing, and skilled trades. The college provides career services including resume building, interview preparation, and job search assistance through its College Central Network platform, which connects students with employers. OCtech also offers short-term training and online Google Career Certificates for flexible learning options.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$61,813/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

75/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,970/yr
Out-of-state: $7,970/yr

All Programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

4 trade programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Tech, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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84 $72,237/yr $12,135 67.0x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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82 $51,754/yr $9,625 90.3x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Electrical Engineering Technology
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
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68 $67,406/yr 92.8x High Medium
24 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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67 $55,857/yr 55.2x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.