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Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, South Carolina Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Graniteville, South Carolina, Aiken Technical College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,307 students. It is part of South Carolina Technical College System.

Aiken Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 41 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician. It awarded 473 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 53% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,307
Students enrolled
53%
First-year retention
473
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
41
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 41

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 14
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Precision Production 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
53%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
308
Certificates under 1 year
133
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,307
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,307
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,146
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
38%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
44%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
South Carolina Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Forest E. Mahan
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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