South Carolina

South Carolina

Fast Facts

21,695

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

36.8%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

South Carolina

CTE Secondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Graduation Rate

Go on to Postsecondary Education

CTE Postsecondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma

Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months

Secondary CTE Enrollment

231

Public High Schools

228,782

Public High School Enrollment

38,441

High School CTE Concentrators

205,250

Total Secondary CTE Enrollment

By Race

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

By Gender

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

20

Community Colleges

92,997

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

35,207

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

41,454

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

43

Area Technical Centers

By Race

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

Unknown

By Gender

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Perkins Data

Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA

Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?

Perkins Eligible Agency

South Carolina Department of Education Office of Career and Technology Education

Funding For FY22

$23,503,762

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

Secondary

Postsecondary

$60,000

Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers

9%

Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total

6-8

Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding

0.64%

Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution

Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate

  • Through statewide advisory committees/boards
  • Developing joint programs of study
  • Aligning programs of study with career pathways
  • Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
  • Offering joint professional development

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

  • Recognized postsecondary credential attainment

Postsecondary Goals

goal

60%

Attainment by 2025

progress

46.8%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

South Carolina has identified nine criteria for its college- and career-ready Indicator (one of two SQSS metrics at the high school level). A student only has to meet one from either the college ready or career ready list to be deemed “prepared for success.” In total, the indicator is worth 25 out of 100 points.

College Ready:

  • A composite score of 20 or higher on the ACT test;
  • A composite score of 1020 or higher on the SAT test;
  • A 3 or higher on an AP exam;
  • A 4 or higher on an IB assessment; or
  • At least six credit hours in dual credit/enrollment in 2-year/4-year college transfer courses in an English, math or STEM course with a grade of C or higher.

Career Ready:

  • Completion of a CATE program with nationally-recognized industry credential;
  • A silver, gold or platinum National Career Readiness Certificate on the WorkKeys exam;
  • A scale score of 31 or higher on the ASVAB; or
  • Completion of a registered youth apprenticeship through Apprenticeship South Carolina.

State CTE Director

Dr. Quincie Moore

State Director

qmoore@ed.sc.gov

South Carolina Department of Education Office of Career and Technology Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201