Save money on your college degree with a technical college

By: Michelle Carolla | SCNOW
Published: September 11, 2009

Enrollment at local technical colleges is up due in part to the economy. Students can save thousands by starting at a technical school then transferring to a 4-year school.
Thursday, Clemson University representatives visited Horry-Georgetown Technical College to recruit students who opted to spend their first two years at a tech school.
New student Michael Sarvis tried several times to get a degree, but couldn't swing the cost of four years of school. After joining the army to help pay for his degree, he's back at it again and this time he says he will graduate.
Sarvis is from Loris. He opted to stay close to home and attend HGTC. “It just makes good financial sense with the way the economy is,” said Sarvis. “You stand to save a lot more money going this route, like 40% over a college career. I plan to transfer to Clemson for economics and this is by far the most economical way to do it.”
Sarvis isn't alone. Enrollment at HGTC is up by 11-hundred students from last year. "We are most cost effective for out students locally,” said Jennifer Overholt-Mu. “They come here and the transfer to a four-year university and they save a lot of money doing that. They are also more prepared sometimes then the students coming right out of high school."
Comparing the savings, a full-time student at Clemson will spend between 11 and 15-thousand dollars a year. While at HGTC they spend between 15 and 25-hundred dollars a semester, indisputable savings.
You can also work with a counselor to make sure you take classes the college you plan to transfer to will accept.

Save money on your college degree with a technical college

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