South Carolina Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For South Carolina Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $14,869 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

International Diving Institute has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $21,250 and Academy for Careers and Technology has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,300 among South Carolina Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of South Carolina Trade Schools in 2025 is $17,153 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for South Carolina Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - South Carolina Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$14,869
Books & Supplies$2,285
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$17,153

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of South Carolina Trade Schools is $14,869. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Carolina Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for South Carolina Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$13,590
2021-2022$13,652
2022-2023$14,035
2023-2024$14,547
2024-2025$14,869
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

South Carolina Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of South Carolina Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $26,995 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for South Carolina Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for South Carolina Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $11,205$6,709
2021-2022 -- $11,641$6,619
2022-2023 -- $12,176$6,760
2023-2024 -- $13,677$9,511
2024-2025 -- $15,163$11,833