Horry-Georgetown Technical College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$5,250
25% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$4,990
After Financial Aid
2024 Enrolled Students
7,923
41.9% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
37.8%
281 Graduates

About

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a higher education institution located in Horry County, SC. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Horry-Georgetown Technical College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (284 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (126 degrees), and General Business (105 degrees).

In 2024, 1,922 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College. 58.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,308 degrees), 4.29 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (305 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,250, which is $−2,934 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High TraditionalAssociates Colleges

Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,250, which is $2,934 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $4,990.

In 2024, 81% of undergraduate students attending Horry-Georgetown Technical College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 24% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,250
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Horry-Georgetown Technical College was $5,250. The cost of tuition at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $−2,934 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Average Net Price

$4,990
2024 Value
7.7%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Horry-Georgetown Technical College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $4,990. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Horry-Georgetown Technical College grew by 7.7%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

81%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
24%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

81% of undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 6.58% with respect to 2023, when 76% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Horry-Georgetown Technical College had a total enrollment of 7,923 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is 3,319 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,604. This means that 41.9% of students enrolled at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 62.1% White, 19.5% Black or African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.58% Two or More Races, 1.44% Asian, 0.467% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0884% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (34.6%), followed by White Male (29.4%) and Black or African American Female (10.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

41.9%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 7,923 students. The full-time enrollment at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is 3,319 and the part-time enrollment is 4,604. This means that 41.9% of students enrolled at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.1% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

64%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Horry-Georgetown Technical College was 64%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Horry-Georgetown Technical College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    4,918 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    1,545 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    858 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is 62.1% White, 19.5% Black or African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.58% Two or More Races, 1.44% Asian, 0.467% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0884% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 40.5% White, 29.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 77 students (0.972%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 324 more women than men received degrees from Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is white (1,308 degrees awarded). There were 4.29 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (305 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (284 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (126 degrees) and General Business (105 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Construction (72 degrees awarded), Precision Production (82 degrees), and Personal & Culinary Services (168 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are Other managers (67,069 people), Construction managers (52,046 people), Software developers (40,143 people), Project management specialists (22,274 people), and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (21,674 people).

The most specialized majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in 2024 are Construction (72 degrees awarded), Precision Production (82 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (168 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (83 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (62 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Nurse anesthetists, and Actuaries

The most specialized majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are Construction (72 degrees awarded), Precision Production (82 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (168 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (83 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (62 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Construction
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are Construction (125,228 people), Computer Systems Design (57,031 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (41,159 people), Elementary & secondary schools (36,558 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (35,131 people).

The most specialized majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are Construction (72 degrees awarded), Precision Production (82 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (168 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (83 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (62 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
Most Common (2024)
22 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Horry-Georgetown Technical College was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 22 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

799
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
1,123
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 799 degrees were awarded to men at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, which is 0.711 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,123).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 100 degrees were awarded to men at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.498 times less than the 201 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 201 degrees were awarded to men at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.01 times more than the 100 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

20%
100% Completion Time
28%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 20% of students graduating from Horry-Georgetown Technical College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 33% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    1,308 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    305 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    173 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is white (1,308 degrees awarded). There were 4.29 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (305 degrees).

0.989% of degree recipients (19 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    723 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    585 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    217 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is white female (723 degrees awarded). There were 1.24 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (585 degrees).

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Operations

Horry-Georgetown Technical College has an endowment valued at nearly $8.52M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.77M (32.5%) compared to the 13.1% average return (853k on 6.52M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Horry-Georgetown Technical College had a total salary expenditure of 85M. Horry-Georgetown Technical College employs 170 No academic ranks. Most academics at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are Male No academic rank (91), and Female No academic rank (79).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are: Management, with 43 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 36 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 26 employees.

Endowment

$8.52M
2024 Endowment
24.6%
growth from 2023

Horry-Georgetown Technical College has an endowment valued at about $8.52M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Horry-Georgetown Technical College grew 24.6% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.01M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$29.1M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Horry-Georgetown Technical College paid a median of $29.1M in salaries, which represents 34.2% of their overall expenditure ($85M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$10.7M
Instructional Salaries
170
Number of Employees

In 2024, Horry-Georgetown Technical College paid a total of $10.7M to 170 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $763k (4.03%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Horry-Georgetown Technical College were Management with 43 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 36 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 26 employees.

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