There are 25 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in South Carolina - 19 public and 6 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of South Carolina community colleges is $7,302 for South Carolina residents and $13,270 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $5,159. A total of 77,713 students enrolled in South Carolina community colleges (3,109 in average).
South Carolina Community Colleges Average Statistics
19 South Carolina community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 81.85% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 53.74%.
25 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,355 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 37.67% and the transfer-out rate is 37.67%. The average students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 at South Carolina community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for South Carolina community colleges.
South Carolina Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
University of South Carolina-Lancaster is ranked first among South Carolina community colleges and Trident Technical College and University of South Carolina-Sumter are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $7,302 for South Carolina residents and $13,270 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the South Carolina community colleges with key statistics by ranking.