10-yr median earnings
$46,553
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Mullins, South Carolina
Academy for Careers and Technology
Academy for Careers and Technology is a public institution in Mullins, South Carolina. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $8,969
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,553
- 10-yr median earnings
- 56.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Academy for Careers and Technology posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 35%
- former-student earnings, US
- 56.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +11%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Academy for Careers and Technology profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
64/100
Academy for Careers and Technology
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,553
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,969
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
56.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$8,969
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
56.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 56.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Academy for Careers and Technology vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Academy for Careers and Technology ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Academy for Careers and Technology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,553 Top 35% higher than 65% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Academy for Careers and Technology | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,553 | #1803 of 5103 | 65th |
| Average net price | $8,969 | #938 of 5020 | 81st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.1% | #2510 of 4858 | 48th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #5106 of 5462 | 7th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
37
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
56.1%
150%-time completion
$46,553
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Academy for Careers and Technology ranks in South Carolina
State rank among 78 reporting South Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Academy for Careers and Technology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,553 | #17 of 78 | 78th |
| Average net price | $8,969 | #14 of 82 | 83rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.1% | #28 of 77 | 64th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #80 of 83 | 4th |
Highest former-student earnings in South Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical University of South Carolina | $88,420 | - |
| 2 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $72,085 | $20,723 |
| 3 | Clemson University | $71,513 | $22,253 |
| 4 | Wofford College | $68,964 | $18,732 |
| 5 | Furman University | $68,635 | $30,308 |
| 6 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | $62,177 | $22,811 |
| 7 | Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | $61,480 | $25,662 |
| 8 | Presbyterian College | $60,194 | $20,528 |
| 9 | College of Charleston | $56,416 | $18,960 |
| 10 | Erskine College | $53,459 | $16,525 |
| 11 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | $48,587 | $13,557 |
| 12 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | $48,088 | $14,656 |
| 17 | Academy for Careers and TechnologyThis school | $46,553 | $8,969 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $8,969 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $8,969 |
26.7%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Academy for Careers and Technology swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,766 to $9,523 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -53.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,766
Highest year
$9,523
Most recent (2023)
$3,766
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,0062023 · $3,766
Over the same years, enrollment went -10.0% (50 → 45 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
$42,099
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 56.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,099 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,553 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 15 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Academy for Careers and Technology? ▼
Academy for Careers and Technology is a public institution in Mullins, South Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 37 students.
How much do Academy for Careers and Technology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Academy for Careers and Technology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,553 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,099.
How much does Academy for Careers and Technology cost? ▼
The average net price at Academy for Careers and Technology is $8,969..
What is the graduation rate at Academy for Careers and Technology? ▼
Academy for Careers and Technology has a 56.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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