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TCL is ranked #1,774 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when TCL held the #1,868 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in South Carolina, TCL is ranked at #33.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Technical College of the Lowcountry has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At TCL, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Technical College of the Lowcountry is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 48% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Technical College of the Lowcountry. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,119 undergraduates at TCL with 532 being full-time and 1,587 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TCL, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At TCL, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,334 a year. That adds up to $17,336 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for TCL are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29901-1288 |
| Phone: | 800-768-8252 |
| Website: | tcl.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 81 | NA |
| Nursing | 42 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 32 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 27 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 20 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 16 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 14 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 12 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 11 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,594 students took at least one online class at Technical College of the Lowcountry. This is an increase from the 1,469 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,594 | 883 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,469 | 833 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,998 | 1,759 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,194 | 480 |
Learn more about online learning at Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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