Trident Technical College
Trident Technical College at a Glance
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About Trident Technical College
According to Wikipedia, Trident Technical College is a public community college with its main campus in Charleston, South Carolina and other campuses throughout Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. It is part of the South Carolina Technical College System. Enrollment for each semester is approximately 12,000 students working their way toward college transfer associate degrees and technical associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
Trident Technical College's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate in Coding Specialist
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Coding For Healthcare Professionals
- Format: Fully online
Trident Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 59% | 33% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Trident Technical College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,836 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Trident Technical College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Trident Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,433 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Trident Technical College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 20,307 | 20,307 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Trident Technical College?
Trident Technical College is located at 7000 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29423-8067.
How Safe is Trident Technical College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Trident Technical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Trident Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.01%. Charleston has a violent crime rate of 0.36% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.04%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Trident Technical College Known For?
Trident Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Trident Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Trident Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Trident Technical College ranks #1365 in the U.S. and #2649 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesTrident Technical College ranks #1419 in the U.S. and #7280 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesTrident Technical College ranks #1616 in the U.S. and #5566 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesTrident Technical College ranks #1915 in the U.S. and #4824 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesTrident Technical College ranks #2265 in the U.S. and #8119 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesTrident Technical College ranks #2754 in the U.S. and #10305 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesTrident Technical College ranks #2965 in the U.S. and #9905 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature Degrees