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Trident Technical College

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC · City · 10,512 students
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Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$1,406
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
29%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
32% typical
$38,253
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Trident Technical College is a premier public community college in the South Carolina Lowcountry, best known for its affordable career-driven training and seamless four-year university transfer pathways. The college stands out for the renowned Culinary Institute of Charleston, highly respected nursing and health science credentials, and state-of-the-art aerospace and advanced manufacturing programs anchored at the SC Aeronautical Training Center. Serving a diverse, commuter-focused student body across several area campuses, TTC offers a flexible and practical campus culture tailored to recent high school graduates and working adults alike. Its exceptionally close integration with Charleston’s major employers—spanning aerospace, maritime logistics, and hospitality—provides students with unmatched experiential learning and direct employment pipelines.


Wikipedia:Trident Technical College (TTC) is a public community college with its main campus in Charleston, South Carolina and other campuses throughout Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. It is part of the South Carolina Technical College System. Enrollment for each semester is approximately 12,000 students working their way toward college transfer associate degrees and technical associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.

Location
Charleston, SC, 29423-8067 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
JAX · Jacksonville
194 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,546$8,620
Books & supplies$1,495$1,495
Cost of attendance$13,408$17,482 est.
Average net price$1,406Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,620
In-state: $4,546
Books & supplies$1,495
Cost of attendance$17,482 est.
In-state: $13,408
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $1,406
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$1,057
$30–48k
$516
$48–75k
$1,141
$75–110k
$2,174
$110k+
$6,542
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
29%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
28% graduated · 24% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 46% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,306
10 yrs after entry$38,253
Debt
Median at graduation$13,029
Monthly payment$138
Middle 50% owe$4k–$21.8k
90th percentile$33,826
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 35%Women 65%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell grant
28%
First-gen
43%
Family income
$22,385
Independent
51%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
63%
Race & ethnicity
White
47%
Hispanic
10%
Black
31%
Asian
2%
Two or more
7%
Unknown
2%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$6M
Full-time faculty
46%
Faculty salary
$6,683/mo
Teaching spend
$6,261
per student
Federal loans
13%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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