Student Population at Trident Technical
Total Enrollment
13,552 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
13,552
Online Enrollment
6,295
Men Students
4,958
Women Students
8,594
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 13,552 students have enrolled at Trident Technical College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 4,958 male and 8,594 female students are attending Trident Technical College. By attendance status, there are 4,336 full-time students and 9,216 part-time students.
The number of students at Trident Technical College is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina.
Trident Technical College offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,295 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares Trident Technical's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina average (4,042 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Trident Technical College | 13,552 | 13,552 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges | 5,796 | 5,801 |
| 2-4 Years Colleges | 3,035 | 3,125 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina | 4,042 | 4,042 |
The below chart compares the student population between Trident Technical College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 4,958 male and 8,594 female students attending Trident Technical. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 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 Trident Technical.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,552 | 4,336 | 9,216 |
| Men | 4,958 | 1,710 | 3,248 |
| Women | 8,594 | 2,626 | 5,968 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 6,738 White students (49.72%) and 3,857 Black or African American students (28.46%) at Trident Technical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Trident Technical College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 47 | 24 | 23 |
| Asian | 251 | 97 | 154 |
| Black or African American | 3,857 | 1,058 | 2,799 |
| Hispanic | 1,448 | 552 | 896 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| White | 6,738 | 2,770 | 3,968 |
| Two or More Races | 893 | 328 | 565 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 290 | 116 | 174 |
| Total | 13,552 | 4,958 | 8,594 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 8,699 students whose age under twenty five and 3,294 students whose age is over thirty years old at Trident Technical College.
Especially, 2,457 students are younger than eighteen and 57 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Trident Technical College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,552 | 4,958 | 8,594 |
| Under 18 | 2,457 | 1,008 | 1,449 |
| 18-19 | 2,832 | 1,253 | 1,579 |
| 20-21 | 1,775 | 708 | 1,067 |
| 22-24 | 1,635 | 544 | 1,091 |
| 25-29 | 1,559 | 504 | 1,055 |
| 30-34 | 1,077 | 296 | 781 |
| 35-39 | 779 | 221 | 558 |
| 40-49 | 945 | 270 | 675 |
| 50-64 | 436 | 129 | 307 |
| 65 and over | 57 | 25 | 32 |
| Total | 13,552 | 4,958 | 8,594 |
Online Student Population
At Trident Technical College, 9,277 students (68.45% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,295 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, 6,198 students live in South Carolina where Trident Technical College is located in and 96 students have enrolled from other states.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 13,552 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 6,295 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,982 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 4,275 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 6,295 |
| South Carolina Residents | 6,198 |
| Other State in U.S. | 96 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 |
