Which Tri-County Technical College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $8,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Tri-County Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Tri-County Technical College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $4,448 a year, and $11,815 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,670 a year.

How many Tri-County Technical College programs report graduate pay?

10 associate's programs and one certificate program at Tri-County Technical College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Tri-County Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Pendleton, SC
5,071 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 Tri-County Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,667), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($22,578). The median program pays $37,031. Tri-County Technical College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-district tuition and fees$4,448Per year. Out-of-state $11,815

Average net price after aid$14,670Per year

Graduation rate42%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 10 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across South Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Carolina
1	NursingAbout 94 graduates a year	$73,667	$75,993	$21,250	1st of 14
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 110 graduates a year	$58,406	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 4
3	Electronics RepairAbout 27 graduates a year	$51,891	$72,019	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 24 graduates a year	$51,330	$64,143	Not reported	2nd of 9
5	Business AdministrationAbout 15 graduates a year	$38,336	$40,059	$9,450	3rd of 5
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 16 graduates a year	$35,726	$45,011	Not reported	2nd of 6
7	Data ProcessingAbout 18 graduates a year	$34,725	$51,785	Not reported	5th of 6
8	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$33,738	$38,754	$18,218	1st of 1
9	Office AdministrationAbout 12 graduates a year	$28,319	$27,065	$11,550	2nd of 4
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 375 graduates a year	$22,578	$40,422	$8,750	10th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and South Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five South Carolina programs in the field do too.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across South Carolina.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Carolina
Practical NursingAbout 51 graduates a year	$49,100	$62,034	$25,506	3rd of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and South Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$73,667
Electromechanical Technology$58,406
Electronics Repair$51,891
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$51,330
Business Administration$38,336

Lowest median debt

Liberal Arts and General Studies$8,750
Business Administration$9,450
Office Administration$11,550
Veterinary Technology$18,218
Nursing$21,250

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 375 graduates a year
Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 110 graduates a year
NursingAbout 94 graduates a year
Veterinary TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year
Electronics RepairAbout 27 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,667 in their first year, the most of 10 Tri-County Technical College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of South Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels