Tri-County Technical College
Public Community College in Pendleton, SC. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $40,101.
Students who entered Tri-County Technical College reach a median of $40,101 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 42% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $9,000, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
42% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 55% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 35% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 42% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,960 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,927 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $11,937 at $0–30k, $19,459 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $6,560. 13% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,821 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,937 |
| $30–48k | $12,576 |
| $48–75k | $15,201 |
| $75–110k | $17,105 |
| $110k+ | $19,459 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 637 of these 4,960 students, totalling $3,461,578 — an average of $5,434 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Anderson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)