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Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC · Public · 10,512 students · mostly associate degrees
1st-cheapest of 82 South Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$1,406
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,408
Graduation rate
30%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$38,253
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$13,029
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
80 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree171 grads/yr$76,575Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree66 grads/yr$54,774Pre-Chiropractic Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma194 grads/yr$52,550Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma47 grads/yr$52,266General Studies · Associate's Degree449 grads/yr$51,912Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree54 grads/yr$48,936General Office Occupations and Clerical Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yr$44,733General Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma73 grads/yr$39,732Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma88 grads/yr$36,449Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$32,849
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.