Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC · Public · 10,512 undergrads · website ↗
- No application fee
- Open admission
Does anyone get out?
The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.
Not published
This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown — not zero. Ask them directly.
- Completed after transferring
- 4.3%
- Still enrolled after transferring
- 9.2%
had finished a degree by year 2
still progressing at year 2
What it costs
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $1,057 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $516 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $1,141 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $2,174 |
| Over $110,000 | $6,542 |
| All incomes (average) | $1,406 |
Sticker tuition and fees: $4,546 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.
These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Trident Technical College's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.
Net price calculator ↗Other costs of attendance, 2025–26
The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.
| Housing and meals, off campus (not with family) | $9,984 |
| Books and supplies | $1,301 |
| Other expenses, off campus | $3,576 |
Outcomes
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Students with Pell grants
- 28%
- Earnings @ 10yr
- $38,253
- Median debt
- $13,029
at this college
after entering
at graduation
Admission and teaching
- SAT/ACT policy
- Open admission
- Application fee
- None
- Students per faculty member
- 21 to 1
- Faculty who are full-time
- 46%
Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)
undergraduate, 2023–24
undergraduates, fall 2024
fall 2024
What students study
Earnings and debt by field of study
Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.
Associate degrees (21)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 566 | $31,351 | $51,912national $44,125 | $7,540 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 162 | $73,575 | $76,575national $80,813 | $11,215 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 106 | $42,691 | —national $49,927 | $14,750 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 91 | $49,599 | —national $54,726 | $12,132 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 78 | $44,699 | $54,774national $50,491 | $9,125 |
| Data Processing | 68 | $45,294 | $48,936national $51,859 | $6,666 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 63 | $37,040 | —national $39,605 | $11,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 61 | $45,860 | —national $48,733 | $15,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 42 | $23,185 | —national $38,127 | $5,834 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 37 | $47,741 | —national $42,269 | $6,686 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 37 | $59,375 | —national $65,389 | $14,166 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | 34 | $31,684 | —national $35,660 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 33 | $34,626 | —national $46,706 | $11,520 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 31 | $43,912 | —national $47,660 | $7,508 |
| Human Services, General | 29 | $35,127 | —national $39,422 | $14,394 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 25 | $49,764 | —national $55,378 | $12,088 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 25 | $39,817 | —national $37,587 | $20,865 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 20 | $73,176 | —national $61,982 | $12,442 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 19 | $43,144 | —national $41,099 | $13,708 |
| Legal Support Services | 18 | $41,894 | —national $44,669 | — |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 11 | $33,506 | —national $41,460 | — |
Undergraduate certificates (15)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 237 | $34,637 | $52,550national $54,229 | $7,000 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 108 | $38,928 | $36,449national $30,572 | $10,084 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 89 | $46,801 | $52,266national $51,586 | $5,834 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 85 | — | —national $44,589 | $9,495 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 64 | — | $39,732national $44,906 | $2,480 |
| Ground Transportation | 59 | — | —national $52,118 | $3,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 55 | $48,161 | —national $37,083 | $9,500 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 54 | — | —national $56,073 | $10,361 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 49 | $55,519 | —national $40,962 | $12,708 |
| Data Processing | 46 | $40,518 | —national $46,061 | $16,004 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 39 | $33,732 | $32,849national $26,307 | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 24 | — | $44,733national $32,681 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 23 | $55,758 | —national $52,615 | — |
| Precision Metal Working | 15 | $43,719 | —national $48,702 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 10 | $36,814 | —national $34,272 | — |
A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 44 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.
Best transfer rates elsewhere in SC
Contact and accreditation
- Address
- 7000 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29423-8067
- Phone
- (843) 574-6111
- Institutional accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Where would you transfer to?
Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn — then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.
Find four-year matches →Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.
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