Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Greenville Technical College

Greenville Technical College's interdisciplinary studies program starts graduates at $31,783—roughly $10,000 below what similar SC programs deliver and landing in the bottom quarter both statewide and nationally. That's a significant gap when other technical colleges in South Carolina, like Central Carolina and Tri-County, are placing their interdisciplinary graduates at $50,000+. The earnings do climb 29% by year four to $41,000, but that still only catches this program up to where the state median starts.

The debt picture offers some relief: at $17,814, it's manageable and well below what most programs charge, resulting in a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.56. Within two years of reasonable budgeting, a graduate could feasibly clear this debt. However, when technical college peers in the same state are delivering substantially better earnings outcomes, the lower debt doesn't fully compensate for the earnings disadvantage.

The sample size here is small—under 30 graduates—so these numbers may not tell the full story. But if you're paying for an associate degree in South Carolina, this program appears to underperform its peers significantly. Unless there are specific program features or career pathways not captured in the earnings data, other SC technical colleges offer stronger returns on the same time and money investment.