Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public community college located in Conway, South Carolina, USA. The following is a detailed introduction to the school:

School Overview

Location: Located in Conway, South Carolina, in the Myrtle Beach area, which is famous for tourism and business, providing students with abundant internship and employment opportunities.

School size: In the fall of 2022, the school has a total of 6,409 students, including 3,056 full-time students and 3,353 part-time students.

Campus environment and facilities: The school's campus is located in the city, with convenient living facilities around it. The campus is equipped with advanced teaching facilities and complete learning resources, including modern classrooms, laboratories, academic libraries, etc., providing students with a good learning environment.

Academic Education

Degree and Course Setting: The school offers a variety of associate degree programs and various certificate programs, covering 32 different fields, including liberal arts and science general education, registered nursing, business and other majors, meeting the learning needs and career development goals of different students.

Teaching Mode: The academic calendar is based on a semester system. In addition to traditional offline courses, it also provides students with a wealth of online courses to adapt to the learning methods and time arrangements of different students, so that students can flexibly choose the learning mode according to their own situation.

Teacher-student ratio and teaching quality: The teacher-student ratio is 20:1 or 22:1. 88% of students believe that professors have put a lot of effort in teaching, 70% of students believe that it is easy to choose the courses they want, and 75% Students think that the academic burden is easy to manage, the overall teaching quality is high, and students can get more adequate attention and guidance from teachers.

Transfer opportunities: The school provides transfer opportunities for students who are willing to continue their studies. After completing the college's associate degree program, students can transfer to a four-year university with excellent grades to continue their bachelor's degree studies, which provides convenience and guarantee for students' further studies.

Student life

Student composition: The student group is diverse. In the fall of 2022, 65% of the students are female and 35% are male. In terms of racial distribution, 67% are white, 19% are African Americans, and 7% are Latinos. In terms of age distribution, students aged 18-24 account for 54%, and students aged 25-64 account for 30%.

Student activities: The school organizes a variety of student activities, such as academic lectures, cultural exchange activities, sports events, etc. There are also various student clubs and organizations covering multiple fields such as art, culture, academics, and sports. Students can participate according to their interests and hobbies to enrich their extracurricular life, expand their network, and improve their comprehensive quality.

Campus services: The school provides students with a series of campus services, including academic / Career counseling services, employment services, on-campus daycare services for students' children, etc., support students from study to life in all aspects, help students better adapt to college life, and solve various problems in study and life.

Admission and tuition

Admission requirements: The school implements an open admission policy, without TOEFL, SAT and other standardized test score requirements, and also provides language courses for students without language scores, which is convenient for international students to apply for admission.

Tuition and financial aid: In 2020-2021, the tuition and fees for in-state students are $5,356, and the out-of-state students are $8,620, and the cost of books and supplies is about $1,560. 77% of the school's undergraduates can receive grants or scholarships, with an average scholarship or grant amount of $4,803, which reduces the financial burden of students and enables more students to have the opportunity to receive higher education.