unitid 218894 · Charleston, SC · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Trident Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 18,427
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
10,512
93rd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
43rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
30%
finish within 150% time
23rd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,408
29th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$1,406
after aid, aided students
3rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,253
after entry, Title IV students
47th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$13,029
87th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,057 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k50%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110k9%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $22,385
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,546
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 449 | $48,251 | $16,001 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 194 | — | $17,239 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 171 | — | $30,938 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 88 | — | $15,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 73 | — | $2,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 71 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 69 | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 66 | — | $12,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 65 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 61 | — | — |
| Data Processing. | 54 | — | — |
| Ground Transportation. | 52 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.