Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 51 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 3.9%
- No Data49 · 96.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 25
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,128 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 260 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at TCL
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
TCL vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions TCL selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTechnical College of the Lowcountry | 18% | — | 2,461 | $14,724 | Community College |
| — | — | 3,522 | $2,004 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,143 | $11,366 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,890 | $14,670 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,999 | $11,713 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,046 | $8,325 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 18% | — | 4,333 | $11,540 |
Institutions like TCL
Explore the federal data for institutions in TCL's comparison group.
- Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,522Net price$2,004View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Piedmont Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,143Net price$11,366View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Tri-County Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,890Net price$14,670View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Greenville Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,999Net price$11,713View data - Community CollegeAlabama
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,046Net price$8,325View data
TCL Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Institutional Research function at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. It includes links to various reports and data on student achievement, institutional effectiveness, and engagement findings. Contact details and the address for the main location are also provided.
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