Public · Community college
Academy for Careers and Technology
Mullins, South Carolina · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $8,969
- Avg net price
- 57%
- Grad / completion
- $46,553
- Median earnings
Academy for Careers and Technology is a public certificate-granting institution in Mullins, South Carolina (distant town setting), enrolling 37 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Mullins, South Carolina
Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. The same year the Macedonia Methodist church was established, the first church within city limits. Gapway Road was designed from 76 Hwy in 1933. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 43 miles to Myrtle Beach, SC
- To the ocean
- 43 miles
- Nearest airport
- 22 miles to Florence (FLO)
How Academy for Careers and Technology compares
Higher than 45% · #17 of 45 in South Carolina
Higher than 13%
Higher than 86% · #2 of 40 in South Carolina
Cheaper than 75% · #14 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina
Lower than 82%
Larger than 9%
Percentiles compare Academy for Careers and Technology with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in South Carolina.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White14%
- Black86%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 37
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 84%
- Median family income
- $18,530
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $8,969
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 52%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,099
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,553
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $20
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Academy for Careers and Technology funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 49.3″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion, SC US station (3.1 mi from campus).
What Academy for Careers and Technology graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.