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Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, SC 6,274 Undergrads 32.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$11,909
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,159
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,000
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,159
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$46,000
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+30%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$35,507
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate32.5%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.8
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients47.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time50.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS53.5%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$493k
-$23k
+$8k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$485k
-$30k
+$828
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$471k
-$45k
-$13k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
47
∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
62
11%
Full Cost$12k/yr
Never
-61%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return12%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return-24%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,715
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,512
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,185
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$26,203
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,732
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,935
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,262
Earnings (4yr)
$27,308
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Median Debt
$8,875
Earnings (4yr)
$54,062
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,390
Earnings (4yr)
$54,955
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,212
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,205
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
$24,875
Earnings (4yr)
$61,406
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,774
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,287
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$37,551
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,913
Earnings (4yr)
$44,432
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$30,524
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
$12,452
Earnings (4yr)
$45,817
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$996
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,181
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,262
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,888
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Forestry
AssocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,915
Natl Median: $48,725
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,470
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$35,356
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,878
Earnings (4yr)
$39,007
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,457
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,570
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,002
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.