Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Suburb
  • 5,071 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.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 32 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694

Computers and IT

  • Data ProcessingCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
  • Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $36,430 a year after finishingNationally: $36,799

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $33,199 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575

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 · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $64,801 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 47 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 134 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedGraduates here earned $58,556 a year after finishingNationally: $53,952

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 49 finishedGraduates here earned $47,004 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 103 finishedGraduates here earned $75,166 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 218 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (14)
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedNationally: $27,737
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 36 finishedNationally: $29,515
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $38,907 a year afterNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $54,610
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 64 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Engineering, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $73,676
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 21 finishedNationally: $26,824
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $34,451
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 962 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 332 finishedGraduates here earned $30,598 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $37,661
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$11,009$30–48k$10,792$48–75k$11,367$75–110k$13,260Over $110k$17,272Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$12,368per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$23,034sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,599Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
12%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$43,4526 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$46,04810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,350federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Tri-County Technical College, 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 5, 2026.

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