Public · Community college

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina · Small city

#4 best value in South Carolina

11%
Transfer rate: $4,159
Avg net price: 38%
Grad / completion: $35,507
Median earnings

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Conway, South Carolina (small city setting), enrolling 6,274 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 6,274 undergradsSmall cityNear the coast

About Conway, South Carolina

Conway is a city in and the county seat of Horry County, South Carolina, United States. Conway is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. Early English colonists named the village "Kings Town" but soon changed it to "Kingston". The town was founded in 1732 as part of Royal Governor Robert Johnson's Township Scheme. Conway is the home of Kimbel Library and the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery at Coastal Carolina University. The gallery houses differing exhibits throughout the year. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 10 miles to Myrtle Beach, SC
To the ocean: 10 miles
Nearest airport: 9 miles to Myrtle Beach (MYR) · major hub

How Horry-Georgetown Technical College compares

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 23% · #27 of 45 in South Carolina

First-year retention64%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,507

Higher than 51% · #16 of 40 in South Carolina

Average net price$4,159

Cheaper than 94% · #4 cheapest of 47 in South Carolina

Median debt at graduation$14,250

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment6,274

Larger than 93%

Percentiles compare Horry-Georgetown Technical College 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 gender

Women3,81661%
Men2,45839%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White60%
Black21%
Hispanic11%
Asian1.3%
Other or multiracial6.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,274
Student–faculty ratio: 21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 42%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $21,467
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $63,000
Endowment: $8,522,571

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,235 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From South Carolina81%
Other U.S. states17%
International1.4%

Most first-years stay in state — Horry-Georgetown Technical College draws overwhelmingly from South Carolina.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,468
Out-of-state tuition: $8,836
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,000
Total cost of attendance: $11,909
Average net price: $4,159

Outcomes

Graduated: 38%
First-year retention: 64%
Transferred to another college: 11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,547
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,507
Median debt at graduation: $14,250
Students with federal loans: 24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 23%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

38%

Low-income (Pell)

23%

First-generation

22%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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.

< $30k

$3,673

$30–48k

$4,165

$48–75k

$4,457

$75–110k

$5,443

$110k+

$7,666

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

12%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,070

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 12% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,070. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 829 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $35,507
Typical debt at graduation: $14,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 40%
Out-earn a HS grad: 38%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$32,674

Men

$42,040

Men out-earn women by $9,366 (29%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 91°F
Winter low: 35°F
Annual rain: 55.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Conway, SC US station (3.9 mi from campus).

What Horry-Georgetown Technical College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

615 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

615———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

283 grads$27k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$17k debt

283$26,724$37,867$16,500 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

112 grads$66k 1 yr$74k 5 yr$32k debt

112$66,034$73,559$32,170 Business/Commerce, GeneralCert.

92 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

92———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

81 grads$43k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$17k debt

81$42,533$45,099$16,500 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

77 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

77———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

72 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

72$32,356—$5,500 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

67 grads$37k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$26k debt

67$36,679$31,153$26,100 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

61 grads$33k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

61$33,002—$5,875 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

54 grads$29k 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

54$28,964—$11,000 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

47 grads$40k 1 yr$55k 5 yr$10k debt

47$40,480$54,681$9,500 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

46 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

46———

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.