Trident Technical College
About
Trident Technical College (TTC) is a public community college with its main campus in Charleston, South Carolina and other campuses throughout Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. It is part of the South Carolina Technical College System. Enrollment for each semester is approximately 12,000 students working their way toward college transfer associate degrees and technical associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
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.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 88 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 84 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 4.5%
- No Data84 · 95.5%
- 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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 26
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
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, 5,267 students received $21.6M in Pell grants, alongside $11.8M 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 2,554 borrowers who entered repayment, 127 (4.9%) defaulted within three years — above 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 Trident Technical College
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
- On campus4
- Public property2
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.
Trident Technical College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Trident Technical College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTrident Technical College | 30% | — | 13,552 | — | Community College |
Central Piedmont Community College | — | — | 20,375 | $3,660 | Community College |
Daytona State College | — | — | 12,820 | $7,201 | Baccalaureate |
Delgado Community College | — | — | 12,712 | $11,926 | Community College |
Eastern Florida State College | — | — | 14,053 | $5,939 | Baccalaureate |
Fayetteville Technical Community College | — | — | 11,755 | $3,723 | Community College |
Florida SouthWestern State College | — | — | 14,301 | $8,249 | Baccalaureate |
Georgia State University-Perimeter College | — | 90.8% | 17,437 | $10,102 | Community College |
Greenville Technical College | — | — | 11,999 | $6,246 | Community College |
Indian River State College | — | — | 15,429 | $5,202 | Baccalaureate |
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | — | — | 8,681 | $4,553 | Community College |
Midlands Technical College | — | — | 9,226 | $5,462 | Community College |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | — | — | 8,694 | $7,372 | Community College |
Pensacola State College | — | — | 9,491 | $2,254 | Baccalaureate |
Santa Fe College | — | — | 12,758 | $11,154 | Baccalaureate |
Seminole State College of Florida | — | — | 15,390 | $3,119 | Baccalaureate |
Southwest Tennessee Community College | — | 100.0% | 7,004 | $4,588 | Community College |
Wake Technical Community College | — | — | 24,609 | $6,935 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 30% | 95.4% | 12,789 | $5,939 |
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookTTC Fact Book2023The TTC Fact Book provides comprehensive data on several key areas concerning Trident Technical College, including student demographics, graduation rates, enrollment figures, graduate information, faculty and staff statistics, workforce training details, public and private financial support, and performance funding metrics. The report covers various aspects of student success and institutional performance, with comparisons to the South Carolina Technical College System.tridenttech.edu
- Strategic planTrident Technical College Strategic Plan2023Trident Technical College's strategic plan for 2023-2028 outlines three primary themes focusing on student success and experience, innovation, and the TTC community. Each theme is supported by multiple goals and action items to drive progress. The plan includes an annual report which evaluates the success of these goals and updates the action items as needed.tridenttech.edu
Notable alumni of Trident Technical College (2)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Richard BryantEntertainment
- Joseph DaningPolitics
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