College of Charleston Trade Programs

College of Charleston is a public institution situated in Charleston, South Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is College of Charleston?

Contact details for C of C are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone:	843-953-5500
Website:	www.cofc.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/collegeofcharleston
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CofC

Can I Afford C of C?

For the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time C of C students paid $522 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,416 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,518	$33,978
Fees	$460	$460
Books and Supplies	$1,262	$1,262
On Campus Room and Board	$12,959	$12,959
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,954	$3,954

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At C of C, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $9,245 a year. That adds up to $36,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at C of C is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

College of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,300 undergraduate students at C of C, with 8,466 being full-time and 834 being part-time.

There are also 1,084 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,466 full-time undergraduates at C of C, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Charleston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	173
Black or African American	568
Hispanic or Latino	594
White	6,585
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	469

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at College of Charleston. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at C of C. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Germany, and China.

Online Learning at College of Charleston

In 2019-2020, 9,318 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at C of C has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of C of C

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of Charleston was 55.0%. This is the #525 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at C of C regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

College of Charleston Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	TOTAL
Athletic Training	0
TOTAL	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.