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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Trident Technical College is $8,606 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Trident Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .
92% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,646 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $8,606 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $6,646 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Trident Technical College offers 60 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 2,180 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 54 | 11 | 788 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 6 | 0 | 46 |
| Total | 60 | 11 | 2,180 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 788 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 46 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 1,346 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 46 completers | - |
| Dental Assisting/Assistant | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 22 | - |
| Total | 46 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 11,789 students are attending at Trident Technical College. There are 245 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 249 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 646 (full-time) and 388 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Trident Technical College is 23% and transfer-out rate is 17%. The retention rate is 60% at the school.
| Student Population | 11,789 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 23% |
| Number of Faculty | 494 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 20 to 1 |
Student Population at Trident Technical
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 11,286 students enrolled into Trident Technical College. By gender, 4,355 male and 6,931 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Trident Technical College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,286 | 4,355 | 6,931 |
| Full-time | 4,060 | 1,724 | 2,336 |
| Part-tme | 7,226 | 2,631 | 4,595 |
There are 6,318 White (55.98%), 2,948 Black/African American (26.12%), 940 Hispanic (8.33%), 228 Asian (2.02%), and 1,772 students with other races attending Trident Technical College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,286 | 4,355 | 6,931 |
| American Indian/Native American | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| Asian | 228 | 98 | 130 |
| Black/African American | 2,948 | 896 | 2,052 |
| Hispanic | 940 | 376 | 564 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| White | 6,318 | 2,660 | 3,658 |
| Two More | 556 | 205 | 351 |
| Un-Known | 234 | 100 | 134 |
| Non-resident Alien | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trident Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
5,776 students (51.18% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,677 students (23.72% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Trident Technical College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 11,286 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 5,776 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 2,677 |
| Not in Online Courses | 2,833 |
By age range, at Trident Technical College, 2,793 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.75% of total students), 4,450 students are aged below 20 (39.43%), 417 students are aged above 50 (6.75%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,286 | 4,355 | 6,931 |
| Under 18 | 1,949 | 769 | 1,180 |
| Age 18-19 | 2,501 | 1,114 | 1,387 |
| Age 20-21 | 1,528 | 624 | 904 |
| Age 22-24 | 1,265 | 446 | 819 |
| Age 25-29 | 1,343 | 439 | 904 |
| Age 30-34 | 965 | 346 | 619 |
| Age 35-39 | 624 | 223 | 401 |
| Age 40-49 | 694 | 221 | 473 |
| Age 50-64 | 381 | 150 | 231 |
| Over 64 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Trident Technical College is accredited by National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc. (1/1/2001 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Trident Technical College.
7000 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC
843-574-6111