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Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC 3,977 Undergrads 32.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$21,746
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,366
After Aid
Median Earnings
$44,555
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,366
Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5
Earnings (10yr)$44,555
Peer Midpoint: $34,461
Graduation Rate32.2%
Peer Midpoint: 68.7%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients61.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time41.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS53.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$511k
+$125k
+$33k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$500k
+$114k
+$23k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$491k
+$105k
+$13k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
34
216%
Full Cost$22k/yr
41
65%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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 Return231%
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 Return-5%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$9,842
Earnings (4yr)
$32,481
Nat: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,692
Nat: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Commerce, General
CertCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$28,324
Nat: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
CertCIP: 1199
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $37,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Data Processing
CertCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $46,061
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CertCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
CertCIP: 1203
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $47,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
CertCIP: 5126
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,358
Nat: $27,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CertCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CertCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,229
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CertCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CertCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,699
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,881
Nat: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,604
Nat: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4704
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $54,900
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Agricultural Production Operations
AssocCIP: 0103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,375
Nat: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,559
Nat: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,881
Nat: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
AssocCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$33,218
Nat: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$21,983
Earnings (4yr)
$38,852
Nat: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$22,541
Earnings (4yr)
$42,302
Nat: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,636
Nat: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Nat: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $63,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,381
Nat: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
AssocCIP: 1203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,530
Nat: $52,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Nat: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$17,214
Nat: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$25,153
Earnings (4yr)
$37,133
Nat: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$37,188
Nat: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
AssocCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (4yr)
$33,140
Nat: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Nat: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$17,035
Earnings (4yr)
$77,146
Nat: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings
-
Nat: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,539
Nat: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.