Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares TCL's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina.
TCL has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,639 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina average (4,042 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Technical College of the Lowcountry2,4612,461
Similarly Ranked Schools6,6396,639
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina4,0424,042
The below chart compares the student population between Technical College of the Lowcountry and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 836 male and 1,625 female students attending TCL. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at TCL.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at TCL
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,4615621,899
Men836235601
Women1,6253271,298

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,066 White students (43.32%) and 686 Black or African American students (27.87%) at Technical College of the Lowcountry(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Technical College of the Lowcountry
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1367
Asian261115
Black or African American686186500
Hispanic529179350
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander927
White1,066405661
Two or More Races1033469
Race/Ethnicity Unknown291316
Total 2,4618361,625

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,709 students whose age under twenty five and 470 students whose age is over thirty years old at Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Especially, 692 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Population by Student Age at Technical College of the Lowcountry
TotalMenWomen
Total2,461 8361,625
Under 18692 244448
18-19476 196280
20-21271 99172
22-24270 70200
25-29282 90192
30-34186 56130
35-3999 2673
40-49118 3187
50-6454 1935
65 and over13 58
Total 2,461 8361,625

Online Student Population

At Technical College of the Lowcountry, 1,888 students (76.72% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,096 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,017 students live in South Carolina where Technical College of the Lowcountry is located in and 79 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,461
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,096
Enrolled Some in Online Classes792
Not Enrolled in Online Classes573
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,096
South Carolina Residents1,017
Other State in U.S.79
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0