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Technical College of the Lowcountry Overview

Technical College of the Lowcountry is a public institution situated in Beaufort, South Carolina. Beaufort is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Technical College of the Lowcountry Known For?

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  • The 2% student loan default rate at TCL is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at TCL is the associate's degree.
  • In <nil>, 29% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Technical College of the Lowcountry?

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Contact details for TCL are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29901-1288
Phone: 800-768-8252
Website: www.tcl.edu

How Do I Get Into TCL?

You can apply to TCL online at: https://www.applyweb.com/tcl/index.ftl

Since Technical College of the Lowcountry has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Technical College of the Lowcountry?

7% Take Out Loans
1.9% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TCL, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $6,400 a year. That adds up to $25,600 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TCL is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Technical College of the Lowcountry Undergraduate Student Diversity

471 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,046 undergraduate students at TCL, with 471 being full-time and 1,575 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 471 full-time undergraduates at TCL, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Technical College of the Lowcountry students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 100
Hispanic or Latino 88
White 234
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

Over 4 countries are represented at TCL. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Philippines, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Technical College of the Lowcountry

833 Took All Classes Online
1,469 Took At Least One Class Online
78.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,469 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TCL has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of TCL

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Technical College of the Lowcountry was 78.8%. This is the #490 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at TCL regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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