Trident Technical College | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Trident Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,059 for South Carolina residents and $8,606 for other students on average.

It offers 100 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 22 programs - 12 Certificate, 10 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Trident Technical College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	7000 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC
Online Students	5,202 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,905 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,059 Out-of-State$8,606
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Total	22 Programs
Certificate	12 Programs
Associates	10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Trident Technical College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $5,059 and $8,606 for non-South Carolina residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $209 for South Carolina residents and $357 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$5,143	$5,143	$5,143	$5,059	$5,059
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,690	$8,690	$8,690	$8,606	$8,606

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$209	$209	$209	$209	$209
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$357	$357	$357	$357	$357

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Trident Technical College offers 100 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 22 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Certificates, 10 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	12	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	63	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Programming/Programmer	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	31	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cloud Computing	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	27	74	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	74	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Institutional Food Workers	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	7	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	54	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	19	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	52	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Trident Technical College, there are 11,789 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,107 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,202 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,905 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	11,789
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,202
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,905
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,682

By student location, out of a total of 5,202 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 5,132 South Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 68 students living in the U.S. States other than South Carolina, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.