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IT training in South Carolina

8 IT training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these IT programs, and South Carolina has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Computer support specialists help people solve computer problems and keep networks running. Network support jobs usually call for an associate degree and help desk jobs for some college classes, though a high school diploma plus IT certifications can also be enough.1

In South Carolina, 1 of the 8 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 8 programs here are IT support and help desk (4 programs), CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prep (3 programs) and networking and system administration (1 program).

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How much does IT training cost in South Carolina?

$2,874 to $5,620 is what most IT training programs in South Carolina cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $2,095 to $10,500

In the typical program

Finished the program
93%
Working 6 months later
69%
Earned a year, estimated
about $35,500
Length
8 to 13 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in South Carolina may also offer IT training. How these figures are made

Is there free IT training in South Carolina?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 8 IT training programs in South Carolina approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • IT support and help deskOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    It-1000 It Support Professional

    Medcerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medcerts, based in Livonia, MIIT support and help deskOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, It-1000 It Support Professional at Medcerts
    More details about It-1000 It Support Professional at Medcerts
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    9 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    470
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    Program website, It-1000 It Support Professional at Medcerts

  • IT support and help deskOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    It-2100 Pc Technician

    Medcerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medcerts, based in Livonia, MIIT support and help deskOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,100

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, It-2100 Pc Technician at Medcerts
    More details about It-2100 Pc Technician at Medcerts
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    400
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,100
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, It-2100 Pc Technician at Medcerts

  • IT support and help deskOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    It-2000 It Helpdesk Administrator

    Medcerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medcerts, based in Livonia, MIIT support and help deskOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000

    13 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, It-2000 It Helpdesk Administrator at Medcerts
    More details about It-2000 It Helpdesk Administrator at Medcerts
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,954
    Length
    12 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    202
    Earned a year, estimated
    $43,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    13
    Program website, It-2000 It Helpdesk Administrator at Medcerts

  • IT support and help deskIn personNo diploma needed

    Computer Technician - Ce

    Midlands Technical College

    Columbia

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Midlands Technical College, ColumbiaIT support and help desk · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,700
    Price if you pay yourself$10,480

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Computer Technician - Ce at Midlands Technical College
    More details about Computer Technician - Ce at Midlands Technical College
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    7%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,433
    Length
    16 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    93
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,480
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Computer Technician - Ce at Midlands Technical College

  • CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Technician A+ Certification (exam Vouchers Included)

    Tri-County Technical College

    Pendleton

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tri-County Technical College, PendletonCompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prep · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,195
    Program website, Computer Technician A+ Certification (exam Vouchers Included) at Tri-County Technical College
    More details about Computer Technician A+ Certification (exam Vouchers Included) at Tri-County Technical College
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,884
    Length
    10 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    33
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,195
    Program website, Computer Technician A+ Certification (exam Vouchers Included) at Tri-County Technical College

  • CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Comptia Secure Infrastructure Specialist (csis)

    Training Concepts

    Columbia

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Training Concepts, ColumbiaCompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prep · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,100
    Price if you pay yourself$10,500

    15 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Comptia Secure Infrastructure Specialist (csis) at Training Concepts
    More details about Comptia Secure Infrastructure Specialist (csis) at Training Concepts
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,766
    Length
    12 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    32
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    15
    Program website, Comptia Secure Infrastructure Specialist (csis) at Training Concepts

  • CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    A+ Certification

    Comnet Group Inc.

    Based in Rock Hill, SC

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Comnet Group Inc., based in Rock Hill, SCCompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,840

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, A+ Certification at Comnet Group Inc.
    More details about A+ Certification at Comnet Group Inc.
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    18%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,505
    Length
    4 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $284
    Students counted
    24
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,840
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    Program website, A+ Certification at Comnet Group Inc.

  • Networking and system administrationOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Comptia Network + Certification Training (voucher Included) - Online

    Tri-County Technical College

    Based in Pendleton, SC

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tri-County Technical College, based in Pendleton, SCNetworking and system administration · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,095
    Program website, Comptia Network + Certification Training (voucher Included) - Online at Tri-County Technical College
    More details about Comptia Network + Certification Training (voucher Included) - Online at Tri-County Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,095
    Program website, Comptia Network + Certification Training (voucher Included) - Online at Tri-County Technical College

How to pay for IT training in South Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for IT training in South Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for IT training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for IT training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: IT training in South Carolina

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
17th of 46
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
11 of 20
IT training programs here, against the typical state's 39
8 vs 39

State comparisons use the same figures as the IT training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

IT training in Columbia, Greenville and other South Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 5 programs are online.

Other training in South Carolina

How IT training compares with the rest of computers and IT: IT certification programs in South Carolina

Where the South Carolina IT program numbers come from

Which South Carolina IT programs are on this list?

These are the IT programs South Carolina approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what South Carolina offers.

How the prices and results of South Carolina IT programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about IT training in South Carolina

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List