Which York Technical College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $8,180 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 York Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does York Technical College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $8,036 a year, and $13,340 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,931 a year.

How many York Technical College programs report graduate pay?

12 associate's programs and 12 certificate programs at York Technical College report first-year pay, and 19 of them also report federal debt.

York Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Rock Hill, SC
3,816 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 York Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($68,550), and Data Processing the least ($25,617). The median program pays $39,332. York Technical College also has 12 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$8,036Per year. Out-of-state $13,340

Average net price after aid$5,931Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 12 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across South Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Carolina
1	NursingAbout 38 graduates a year	$68,550	$76,278	$12,500	9th of 14
2	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 11 graduates a year	$51,920	$63,619	$11,750	1st of 1
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year	$47,111	$52,507	Not reported	9th of 9
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 18 graduates a year	$44,401	$49,286	$8,500	1st of 6
5	Business AdministrationAbout 19 graduates a year	$43,096	$43,572	$12,250	2nd of 5
6	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 51 graduates a year	$42,143	$53,327	$8,250	4th of 9
7	AccountingAbout 22 graduates a year	$36,520	$37,080	$13,916	3rd of 3
8	BusinessAbout 21 graduates a year	$33,870	Not reported	$11,000	2nd of 3
9	Paralegal StudiesAbout 10 graduates a year	$27,997	Not reported	$10,647	3rd of 3
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 247 graduates a year	$27,088	$41,516	$8,180	5th of 14
11	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 13 graduates a year	$27,011	$32,514	$10,125	1st of 4
12	Data ProcessingAbout 27 graduates a year	$25,617	$48,029	$15,125	6th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and South Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five South Carolina programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 12 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across South Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Carolina
1	Electronics RepairAbout 9 graduates a year	$58,025	Not reported	$7,625	1st of 1
2	Practical NursingAbout 84 graduates a year	$54,238	$57,845	$12,434	1st of 7
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 74 graduates a year	$50,309	$50,052	$11,250	1st of 9
4	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 5 graduates a year	$36,644	$39,683	$12,000	5th of 6
5	AccountingAbout 21 graduates a year	$33,177	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 27 graduates a year	$32,408	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
7	EntrepreneurshipAbout 18 graduates a year	$31,868	Not reported	$11,302	1st of 1
8	Audiovisual TechnologyAbout 2 graduates a year	$28,113	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
9	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 23 graduates a year	$27,977	$31,900	$7,680	7th of 9
10	Data ProcessingAbout 20 graduates a year	$25,451	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
11	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 51 graduates a year	$25,404	$33,757	$9,500	1st of 1
12	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 188 graduates a year	$24,084	Not reported	$8,000	1st of 1

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$68,550
Heavy Equipment Maintenance$51,920
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$47,111
Criminal Justice$44,401
Business Administration$43,096

Lowest median debt

Liberal Arts and General Studies$8,180
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$8,250
Criminal Justice$8,500
Human Development and Family Studies$10,125
Paralegal Studies$10,647

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 247 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 51 graduates a year
NursingAbout 38 graduates a year
Data ProcessingAbout 27 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $68,550 in their first year, the most of 12 York Technical College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of South Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels