Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC · Public · https://www.tridenttech.edu/ ↗

Trident Technical College is a public college in Charleston, South Carolina, set in a midsize city. It mostly awards associate degrees and has 10,512 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing; and Business/Commerce, General.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Community colleges in South Carolina

Trident Technical College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
10,512
Similar schools: 2,949
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$42,433
Similar schools: $44,836
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$10,808
Similar schools: $10,597

What the data shows about Trident Technical College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 630 public schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $42,433, lower than the $44,836 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $10,808 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $10,597).