Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares TCTC'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.
TCTC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,781 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina average (4,042 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Tri-County Technical College5,8905,890
Similarly Ranked Schools5,7815,781
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 Tri-County Technical College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,718 male and 3,172 female students attending TCTC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.86 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 TCTC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at TCTC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,8903,4012,489
Men2,7181,7181,000
Women3,1721,6831,489

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,295 White students (72.92%) and 618 Black or African American students (10.49%) at Tri-County Technical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Tri-County Technical College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tri-County Technical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1156
Asian844737
Black or African American618223395
Hispanic543240303
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White4,2952,0482,247
Two or More Races20089111
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1366472
Total 5,8902,7183,172

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,947 students whose age under twenty five and 597 students whose age is over thirty years old at Tri-County Technical College.
Especially, 711 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Tri-County Technical College.
Population by Student Age at Tri-County Technical College
TotalMenWomen
Total5,890 2,7183,172
Under 18711 328383
18-192,727 1,4141,313
20-21980 457523
22-24529 219310
25-29346 129217
30-34206 57149
35-39163 53110
40-49163 44119
50-6459 1544
65 and over6 24
Total 5,890 2,7183,172

Online Student Population

At Tri-County Technical College, 3,186 students (54.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 918 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, 878 students live in South Carolina where Tri-County Technical College is located in and 34 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total5,890
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes918
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,268
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,704
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)918
South Carolina Residents878
Other State in U.S.34
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown6