Piedmont Technical College vs. Miller-Motte College-Charleston

Comparable Facts

Compare Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC with Miller Motte College Charleston in Charleston, SC on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Piedmont Technical College is larger than Miller-Motte College-Charleston based on total student enrollment (5,143 students vs. 9 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Piedmont Technical College is located in Greenwood, SC (Distant Town setting); Miller Motte College Charleston is in Charleston, SC (Small City setting).
• Piedmont Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Miller Motte College Charleston is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Piedmont Technical College 18:1; Miller Motte College Charleston 9:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Miller Motte College Charleston are 46.1% lower than at Piedmont Technical College ($8,785 vs. $16,308).
• Out-of-state tuition is 50.8% higher at Miller-Motte College-Charleston than at Piedmont Technical College (about $3,517 more per year; $10,440 vs. $6,923).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Piedmont Technical College than at Miller Motte College Charleston (98% vs. 11%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Piedmont Technical College students is 46.8% larger than aid received by Miller Motte College Charleston students ($9,254 vs. $6,303).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Piedmont Technical College and Miller-Motte College-Charleston.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Piedmont Technical College graduates have a $15,335 lower median loan debt than Miller-Motte College-Charleston graduates ($10,180 vs. $25,515).
• Among borrowers, Piedmont Technical College graduates have an estimated $158 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Miller-Motte College-Charleston graduates ($105 vs. $263).
• More Piedmont Technical College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Miller-Motte College-Charleston students, three years after graduation (24% vs. 20%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.