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Community college · Public

Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, SC802 online only

Tri-County Technical College is a public community college in Pendleton, SC, with about 4,978 students on campus.

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Students on campus
4,978
plus 802 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$14,670
tuition and fees $4,448; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
42%
lower than at 76% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$40,101
lower than at 52% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Tri-County Technical College

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $9,000, about $95 a month over ten years. That’s 3.1% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Tri-County Technical College focuses on liberal arts

48% of the degrees Tri-County Technical College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, mechanics and repair, is 12%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 3 years · Pell students 35%
Come back for year two
55%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$40,101
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,000
about $95 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$95 a month against about $3,106 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

45%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 49% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$43k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Tri-County Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Tri-County Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $25,057 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $11,815

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,448Books & supplies $2,600Other costs $18,009

After grants, the average family on aid pays $14,670.

Tuition and fees are $4,448 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,201

About $30,402 over 2 years · 39% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 48%Mechanic & repair 12%Precision production 10%Health professions 8%Engineering tech 7%Business 6%Everything else 9%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities375 graduates a year · typical debt $5,727
$41k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians110 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing94 graduates a year · typical debt $15,000
$77k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General40 graduates a year
—not reported
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians34 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians28 graduates a year
—not reported
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians27 graduates a year
$71k4 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other24 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

5,071 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 71%Hispanic 10%Black 12%Asian 1%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
20 : 1
students per teacher
36%
get Pell grants (lower income)
11%
take federal loans
16%
undergrads 25 or older
33%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Pendleton

11% of Pendleton’s 3,739 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Pendleton pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Tri-County Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Anderson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Anderson
12.3 mi3,609 students
Greenville Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Greenville
27.1 mi7,281 students
Furman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Travelers Rest
27.9 mi2,473 students
Bob Jones UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Greenville
29 mi2,571 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.