Aiken Technical College — College Profile

About

Located in Graniteville, South Carolina, Aiken Technical College is best known for its high-impact workforce development, boasting premier academic programs in nursing, welding, and advanced manufacturing. The student experience is characterized by a supportive, commuter-friendly campus culture that prioritizes flexibility, offering small class sizes and personalized instruction tailored to both traditional students and adult learners. What truly sets the institution apart is its state-of-the-art Center for Energy and Advanced Manufacturing and its powerful regional partnerships—including close ties with the Savannah River Site—which grant students direct pipelines to lucrative, high-demand careers in nuclear technology and cyber defense.

Wikipedia:Aiken Technical College (ATC) is a public community college in Graniteville, South Carolina. It is part of the South Carolina Technical College System. More than 3,400 students enroll in credit courses annually and 10,000 people enroll in non-credit courses and programs.

Location

Graniteville, SC, 29829 · Suburb campus

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Nearest airport from college

ATL · Atlanta

149 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$5,174$7,924

Books & supplies$1,020$1,020

Cost of attendance$13,171$15,921 est.

Average net price$4,807Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$7,924

In-state: $5,174

Books & supplies$1,020

Cost of attendance$15,921 est.

In-state: $13,171

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $4,807

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$4,566

$30–48k

$2,659

$48–75k

$6,048

$75–110k

$9,207

$110k+

$10,230

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

26%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

38% graduated · 16% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 45% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$32,231

10 yrs after entry$39,225

Debt

Median at graduation$12,250

Monthly payment$130

Middle 50% owe$2.8k–$9.6k

90th percentile$16,467

Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: $38,832 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 31%Women 69%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

15 : 1

Pell grant

49%

First-gen

48%

Family income

$20,229

Independent

50%

Age at entry

25.0

Part-time

64%

Race & ethnicity

White

44%

Hispanic

10%

Black

39%

Asian

Two or more

Unknown

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$5M

Full-time faculty

34%

Faculty salary

$6,782/mo

Teaching spend

$8,384

per student

Federal loans

13%

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — mixed transfer/career

Undergraduate profile