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Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·tctc.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
Total enrollment
5,890
peer median 5,517
Avg net price
$5,807
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
42%
Full-time retention
55%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 44 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
11
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing11 · 25.0%
  • No Data33 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
33

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.

11
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+1.2%
$33,376 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+25.4%
$41,384 vs $32,989
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+27.5%
$42,077 vs $32,989
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+37.8%
$45,462 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+44.9%
$47,810 vs $32,989
Data Processing
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+58.3%
$52,237 vs $32,989
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+60.5%
$52,963 vs $32,989
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+90.7%
$62,901 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+1.2%
+$387

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,750 debt · $76,576 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$9,501 debt · $51,355 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
16%
$6,533 debt · $41,384 earn
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
13%
$8,869 debt · $71,146 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
5%
$3,245 debt · $62,901 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1971Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 15

  1. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,316
$30–48k$5,218
$48–75k$6,704
$75–110k$7,971
$110k+$8,527

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,807
vs Community College median $5,855
Federal loans
9.8%
In-state tuition
$4,448
Out-of-state
$11,096

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,828 students received $14.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,828
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.6M
$14,561,216 total
Direct Loans
$5.7M
1,192 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
465 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
577 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.2M
150 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 799 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
799
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.1%
2017
10.8%
2018
9.1%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Tri-County Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

842 total completions
01Liberal Arts
33239.4%
02Health Professions
12915.3%
03Engineering Tech
9411.2%
04Business
8510.1%
05Precision Production
485.7%
06Mechanic
445.2%
07Computer Sciences
364.3%
08Comm. Technologies
364.3%
09Agriculture
253.0%
10Family/Consumer Sci
131.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
5,890
12-mo unduplicated
7,416
Undergraduate
7,416
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%3,287
Women
56%4,129

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.3%
Black
10.1%
Hispanic
7.8%
Two or more
4.9%
Asian
1.4%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
17
10 M · 7 W
Women athletes
41.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$81K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Golf
10 M ·
$36K
Basketball
· 7 W
$42K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.36
2 offenses · 5,629 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
138

Tri-County Technical College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tri-County Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectTri-County Technical College
42%5,890$5,807Community College
Piedmont Technical College
5,143$10,862Community College
Florence-Darlington Technical College
3,522$598Community College
Greenville Technical College
11,999$6,246Community College
Technical College of the Lowcountry
2,461$5,903Community College
Somerset Community College
6,155$3,913Community College
Peer group median42%5,517$5,855

Frequently asked questions about Tri-County Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tri-County Technical College.

What is the graduation rate at Tri-County Technical College?

Tri-County Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tri-County Technical College?

Tri-County Technical College reports a total enrollment of 5,890 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tri-County Technical College?

The average net price at Tri-County Technical College is $5,807 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Tri-County Technical College located?

Tri-County Technical College is located in Pendleton, South Carolina 29670.

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