by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Tri-County Technical College was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other multi/interdisciplinary studies.
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TCTC landed the #1,605 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when TCTC held the #1,727 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in South Carolina, TCTC is ranked at #24.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Tri-County Technical College 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 Tri-County Technical College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Tri-County Technical College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Tri-County Technical College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,582 undergraduates at TCTC with 3,120 being full-time and 2,462 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,436 | $2,823 | $5,110 | $6,530 | $7,912 |
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 TCTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TCTC, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $7,324 a year. That adds up to $29,296 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for TCTC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7900 U.S. Hwy 76, Pendleton, SC 29670 |
| Phone: | 864-646-8282 |
| Website: | https://www.tctc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,227 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 243 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 210 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 112 | NA |
| Nursing | 101 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 67 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 64 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 44 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 41 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 37 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,772 students took at least one online class at Tri-County Technical College. This is an increase from the 2,574 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,772 | 727 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,574 | 666 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,556 | 1,209 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,135 | 532 |
Learn more about online learning at Tri-County Technical College.
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.
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