Trident Technical College
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.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $1,818
- Undergraduate enrollment: 20,307
- Graduation rate (150%): 30%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 25%
- Student to faculty ratio: 21:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $38,253
- Median earnings (8 years): $35,256
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,306
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Charleston, SC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Trident Technical College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pre-nursing Studies, Nursing.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (630 associate)
- Pre-nursing Studies (204 bachelor's)
- Nursing (162 associate)
- Business (106 associate)
- Computer and Information Systems Security (114 associate)
- Accounting (116 bachelor's)
- Culinary Arts (115 bachelor's)
- Multi- (78 associate)
- Data Processing and Data Processing Technology (114 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (61 associate)
Degree mix: Business 32%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 23%, Health 45%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Trident Technical College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,057 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $1,057
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $516
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $1,141
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $2,174
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $6,542
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,050
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,620
- Books and supplies: $1,495
- Off-campus room and board: $9,600
- Off-campus with family: $3,152
- Typical cost of attendance: $13,408
- Sticker vs net gap: 86%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 28%
- Federal loan recipients: 13%
- Average institutional grant: $3,890
- Average federal loan: $4,419
- Median debt at graduation: $13,029
Admissions
Trident Technical College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 20,307
- Women: 64%
- Part-time undergraduates: 63%
- Age 25 and older: 37%
- Graduation rate: 30%
- Come back after freshman year: 59%
- First-generation: 43%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 46%
- Student to faculty: 21:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Trident Technical College acceptance rate? Trident Technical College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Trident Technical College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,057 a year after aid. Average net price is $1,818.
What majors does Trident Technical College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pre-nursing Studies, Nursing, Business, Computer and Information Systems Security.
What is the average salary after Trident Technical College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $38,253 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Trident Technical College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 25% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 30%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Trident Technical College official site: https://www.tridenttech.edu.