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Technical College of the Lowcountry

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Located in Beaufort, South Carolina, Technical College of the Lowcountry is a public institution. The location of TCL is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

532 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,736 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Technical College of the Lowcountry?

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Contact details for TCL are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29901-1288
Phone: 800-768-8252
Website: tcl.edu

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Can I Afford TCL?

$5,736 In-State Tuition
4% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time TCL students paid $239 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $445 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,736 $10,680
Fees $364 $364
Books and Supplies $1,300 $1,300

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At TCL, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,334 a year. That adds up to $17,336 over four years for those students.

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Technical College of the Lowcountry Undergraduate Student Diversity

532 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,119 undergraduate students at TCL, with 532 being full-time and 1,587 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 532 full-time undergraduates at TCL, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Technical College of the Lowcountry students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 118
Hispanic or Latino 93
White 288
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Over 4 countries are represented at TCL. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Philippines, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Technical College of the Lowcountry

883 Took All Classes Online
1,594 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,594 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Technical College of the Lowcountry Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 22 0 22
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 20 0 0 20
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 14 0 0 14
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 12 0 12
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 0 0 11 11
Medical/Clinical Assistant 10 0 0 10
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 8 8
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 4 0 0 4
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 3 0 0 3
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician 2 1 0 3
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 0 2 0 2
Building Construction Technology 1 0 0 1
Electrician 1 0 0 1
Civil Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Solar Energy Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Surgical Technology 0 0 0 0
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 0 0 0 0
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 55 37 19 111

Technical College of the Lowcountry Trades

In a recent academic period, Technical College of the Lowcountry awarded 263 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 10 0 22 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 12 0
Building Management & Inspection 1 0 0 0
Cosmetology 0 11 0 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 2 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 1 0 0 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 2 0 1 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 14 0 0 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 20 0 0 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 3 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 8 0 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 4 0 0 0
Total 137 49 77 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.

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