Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort, South Carolina
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 1,679 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Data ProcessingCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
- Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 13 finishedGraduates here earned $58,949 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $35,579 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedGraduates here earned $55,477 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $77,128 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Other programs (12)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,889
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,451
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 66 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 59 finishedGraduates here earned $43,331 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $45,150
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,785per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,516sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,300Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 7%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 24%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,4056 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $39,72110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 15%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 41%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Technical College of the Lowcountry, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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