Trident Technical College
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Tel:
(843) 574-6111
- Trident Technical College is a public, two-year, multicampus institution that provides quality education and promotes economic development in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in coastal South Carolina.
School Highlights
Trident Technical College serves 12,351 students (37% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the state community college average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 47%.
Top Rankings
Trident Technical College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in South Carolina for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 864 teachers has grown by 36% over five years.
| Trident Technical College | (SC) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 864 staff | 142 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Each semester approximately 17,000 credit students enroll in programs leading to college transfer associate degrees and technical associate degrees, diplomas and certificates. The curriculum includes programs in Business Technology; Community, Family and Child Studies; Health Sciences, Film, Media and Visual Arts; Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Industrial and Engineering Technology; Law-Related Studies; Nursing; and Science and Mathematics.Trident Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas and certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Trident Technical College.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Trident Technical College is Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-Charleston (1.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Platt College-Miller-Motte Technical-CharlestonPrivate for-profit411 students | 1.90 Mi8085 Rivers Ave., Ste E
Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 574-0101 1.90411 - 832 students | 50.60 Mi601 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Kingstree, SC 29556
(843) 355-4110 50.60832 - 2,308 students | 51.70 Mi921 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29901
(800) 768-8252 51.702,308 - 2,298 students | 62.90 Mi3250 Saint Matthews Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29118
(803) 536-0311 62.902,298 - 2,116 students | 68.40 MiOne University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
(843) 208-8055 68.402,116
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