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Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC 8,916 Undergrads 26.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$15,996
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,029
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,756
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,029
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,756
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$43,434
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate26.2%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)24.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients49.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time50.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS58.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$577k
+$172k
+$90k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$567k
+$163k
+$81k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$562k
+$157k
+$75k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
23
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
25
868%
Full Cost$16k/yr
26
507%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return1076%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return188%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate and bachelor's programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,010
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,670
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,514
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,838
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,056
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,625
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,944
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,999
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,189
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,413
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,510
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,999
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,019
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,645
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,345
Natl Median: $34,862
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,465
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Median Debt
$13,542
Earnings (4yr)
$49,509
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
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Median Debt
$19,284
Earnings (4yr)
$63,345
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,916
Earnings (4yr)
$46,364
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,495
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,465
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $27,014
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,276
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,700
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
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Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,402
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,394
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,273
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,742
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,486
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,512
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$27,221
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$25,878
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,785
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Median Debt
$12,144
Earnings (4yr)
$48,124
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,478
Natl Median: $53,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,636
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,910
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
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Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$73,973
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,279
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.