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Technical College of the Lowcountry

Technical College of the Lowcountry

Beaufort, SC · City · 1,679 students
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$14,724
Average net priceYour net price
In-state
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
15%
Graduation rate
38% typical
$35,090
Earnings 10 years on
$40,141 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

The Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) in Beaufort, South Carolina, is a public two-year institution best known for its workforce-driven education and highly regarded programs in nursing, allied health sciences, and industrial technologies. The college distinctly serves its regional community through specialized facilities like the state-of-the-art Culinary Institute of the South and extensive educational partnerships with nearby military installations, including Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and MCAS Beaufort. The student experience is supportive, flexible, and commuter-focused, offering hands-on training and small class sizes that prepare both traditional students and adult learners for immediate local employment or seamless transfer to four-year universities.


Wikipedia:The Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) is a public community college in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, that serves the Lowcountry region of South Carolina.

Location
Beaufort, SC, 29901-1288 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
JAX · Jacksonville
146 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$6,156$11,916
Books & supplies$1,300$1,300
Cost of attendance$23,832$43,897
Average net price$14,724Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$11,916
In-state: $6,156
Books & supplies$1,300
Cost of attendance$43,897
In-state: $23,832
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $14,724
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.tcl.edu
How it’s made up · out-of-state
Tuition$12,630
Books & supplies$1,300
Personal expenses$2,385
Transportation$4,142
Total published by the school$43,897
Source: www.tcl.edu
Net price by family income · in-state students
Grants from the school
No first-years got a grant from the school’s own funds.
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
15%
Pell students: 17.6% · others: 17.7% 
8 yrs after starting
22% graduated · 22% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 56% left or unknown
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$34,001
10 yrs after entry$35,090
Debt
Median at graduation$10,000
Monthly payment$106
Middle 50% owe$2.8k–$11.5k
90th percentile$20,146
Admissions

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 33%Women 67%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell grant
33%
First-gen
45%
Family income
$23,335
Independent
57%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
70%
Where first-years come from
In state (SC)
94.5%
Out of state
5.5%
International
0.0%

Most out-of-state first-years from: GA 17 · NC 3 · NV 2 · AK 1 · IL 1

Race & ethnicity
White
39%
Hispanic
23%
Black
31%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$794,060
Full-time faculty
38%
Faculty salary
$6,701/mo
Teaching spend
$8,286
per student
Federal loans
7%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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