Piedmont Technical College
Piedmont Technical College offers hands-on training for skilled careers in fields like nursing, electromechanical technologies, and precision metal working. The college emphasizes career readiness, with programs designed in consultation with regional employers and various apprenticeship, internship, and co-op opportunities available. Additionally, PTC provides a "Job-Ready Guarantee" which offers free retraining to graduates within one year if their employer identifies a gap in their learned competencies.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Piedmont Technical College
13 trade programs at Piedmont 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 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
83 | $69,883/yr | $17,035 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
77 | $42,734/yr | $14,250 |
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Business
Business/Commerce, General Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
69 | $33,486/yr | $21,983 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
66 | $50,683/yr | $18,750 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
66 | $32,721/yr | $22,541 |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
63 | $34,928/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
62 | $28,238/yr | $9,842 |
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Electromechanical Technology
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
61 | $53,518/yr | — |
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Business Operations Support
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
55 | $27,024/yr | $16,750 |
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Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Compare nationwide → |
52 | $35,693/yr | — |
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Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → |
47 | $23,661/yr | $12,500 |
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Human Services
Human Services, General Compare nationwide → |
44 | $27,781/yr | $25,153 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in SC → |
42 | $25,532/yr | $10,500 |
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 13 trade and vocational programs at Piedmont 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.