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Tri-County Technical College is a public institution located in Pendleton, South Carolina. Pendleton is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

3,120 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,816 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Tri-County Technical College?

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Contact details for TCTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7900 U.S. Hwy 76, Pendleton, SC 29670
Phone: 864-646-8282
Website: www.tctc.edu

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Can I Afford TCTC?

$5,816 In-State Tuition
19% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time TCTC students paid $242 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $454 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,816 $10,904
Fees $192 $192
Books and Supplies $2,600 $2,600

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 TCTC, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $7,324 a year. That adds up to $29,296 over four years for those students.

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Tri-County Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,120 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,582 undergraduate students at TCTC, with 3,120 being full-time and 2,462 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,120 full-time undergraduates at TCTC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tri-County Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 37
Black or African American 229
Hispanic or Latino 168
White 2,516
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 170

Online Learning at Tri-County Technical College

727 Took All Classes Online
2,772 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,772 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of TCTC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Engineering Technologies 30%
Other Industrial Production Technologies 36%

Tri-County Technical College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician 211 32 0 243
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 0 112 0 112
Welding Technology/Welder 108 0 0 108
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 64 64
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 57 0 0 57
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 22 23 0 45
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 21 7 0 28
Other Industrial Production Technologies 16 9 0 25
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 0 20 20
Quality Control Technology 14 0 0 14
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant 14 0 0 14
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 12 0 0 12
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 12 12
Engineering Technology 0 11 0 11
Surgical Technology 0 9 1 10
General Drafting & Design Technology 0 8 0 8
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 3 5 0 8
Laboratory Technician 0 6 0 6
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 4 0 4
TOTAL 478 226 97 801

Tri-County Technical College Trades

In a recent academic period, Tri-County Technical College awarded 2,273 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 0 12 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 1 13 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 6 0
Dental Support Services 0 20 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 8 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 112 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 211 0 32 0
General Engineering Technology 0 0 11 0
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 14 0 0 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21 0 7 0
Industrial Production Technology 28 0 9 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 64 0 0
Precision Metal Working 187 0 23 0
Quality Control Technology 14 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 3 0 5 0
Total 1,420 194 659 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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