Trident Technical College Computer Science Programs

Trident Technical College is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The location of Trident Technical College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Trident Technical College?

Contact details for Trident Technical College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7000 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29423-8067
Phone:	843-574-6111
Website:	www.tridenttech.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into Trident Technical College?

You can apply to Trident Technical College online at: https://www.tridenttech.edu/start/apply/

Trident Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Trident Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Trident Technical College, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $3,294 a year. That adds up to $13,176 over four years for those students.

Trident Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,286 undergraduate students at Trident Technical College, with 4,060 being full-time and 7,226 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,060 full-time undergraduates at Trident Technical College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	908
Hispanic or Latino	371
White	2,362
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	335

Over 11 countries are represented at Trident Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Philippines, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Trident Technical College

In 2022-2023, 8,107 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Trident Technical College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & IS Security	44%
Data Processing Technology	1%
General Computer Programming	50%
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	13%

Trident Technical College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	74	45	119
Computer & IS Security	27	74	101
Data Processing Technology	31	66	97
Cloud Computing	5	0	5
General Computer Programming	4	0	4
TOTAL	141	185	326

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.