Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC · Public · 5,063 students · Visit Website

Spartanburg Community College offers hands-on training for high-demand careers in fields like nursing, advanced manufacturing, industrial technologies, and transportation. The college provides various apprenticeship and Technical Scholars programs, allowing students to gain paid work experience with sponsoring companies while pursuing their degrees or certifications. SCC also emphasizes employer connections through its Career Services, offering job placement assistance, career fairs, and on-campus employer visits.

Programs Analyzed

10

Avg Grad Earnings

$40,840/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

62/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,046/yr
Out-of-state: $10,110/yr

All Programs at Spartanburg Community College

10 trade programs at Spartanburg CC, 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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83 $70,419/yr $7,950 74.5x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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71 $48,434/yr 95.0x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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67 $31,087/yr $7,500 39.8x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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65 $32,200/yr 60.9x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Electromechanical Technology
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
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64 $65,388/yr 63.8x Moderate Medium
26 openings/yr
Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working
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63 $38,147/yr 76.1x Low Very Large
164 openings/yr
Horticulture
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
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59 $29,260/yr 28.0x Moderate Very Large
408 openings/yr
Business Operations Support
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
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54 $25,548/yr 32.6x Very High Very Large
1,381 openings/yr
Data Processing
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52 $39,702/yr 43.1x High Large
31 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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44 $28,222/yr $5,471 38.4x Low Medium
13 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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Apprenticeship Pathways in South Carolina

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 10 trade and vocational programs at Spartanburg Community 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.