Trident Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Charleston, SC
- 10,512 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
Trident Technical College has two associate's programs that report what graduates earn. Nursing pays more in the first year ($67,607) than Other Interdisciplinary Studies ($32,725).
Both associate's programs
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.
Program names link to the program's own page, and South Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $67,607 in their first year, the most of 2 Trident Technical College associate's programs that report pay.
Other Interdisciplinary Studies graduates leave with a median of $12,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Trident Technical College associate's programs that report debt.
In-district tuition and fees are $4,546 a year, and $8,620 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $1,406 a year.
2 associate's programs at Trident Technical College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.
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