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Engineering Schools in South Carolina

South Carolina contains 28 schools that offer engineering programs. Clemson University, the highest-ranking engineering school in SC, has a total student population of 19,111 and is the 86th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 28 engineering schools in South Carolina, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Furman University comes out as the most expensive ($24,220/yr), with Horry-Georgetown Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $5,043/yr.

Engineering students from South Carolina schools who go on to become engineers, audio engineers, aerospace engineers, automotive engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,590. Also, Aerospace engineers make on average $96,270 per year and there are about 70,570 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the South Carolina alone, there are employed aerospace engineers earning an average yearly salary of $93,380. Architecture and engineering employees in this state earn $66,690/yr and there are 35,490 employed.

Also, within the engineering schools in South Carolina, the average student population is 2,446 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from engineering, there are 2873 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,037 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,801, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Engineering Programs in South Carolina

Clemson University

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Computer Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Engineering, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Industrial Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Materials Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Furman University

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of South Carolina-Upstate

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering/Industrial Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Francis Marion University

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bob Jones University

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Computer Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Engineering Physics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering Science
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Anderson University

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Claflin University

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Computer Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

South Carolina State University

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Nuclear Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Greenville

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Centura College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Benedict College

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Computer Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering Physics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Denmark Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Piedmont Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northeastern Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Greenville Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Columbia

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Spartanburg Community College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Trident Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

York Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Florence-Darlington Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Central Carolina Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Midlands Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Aiken Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Tri-County Technical College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Technical College of the Lowcountry

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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South Carolina Interesting Facts

• Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Off Hwy 14 near Gowensville.
• The salamander was given the honor of official state amphibian.
• The walls of the American fort on Sullivan Island, in Charleston Harbor, were made of spongy Palmetto logs. This was helpful in protecting the fort because the British cannonballs bounced off the logs.
• The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast.
• South Carolina entered the Union on May 23, 1788 and became the 8th state.

Top National Parks in South Carolina:

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Famous State Residents:

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