IPEDS ID 218885

Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 391 awards in the trades we track: welding, HVAC, machining and CNC, auto mechanic.

Address: 7900 U.S. Hwy 76, Pendleton, SC 29670
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Website: www.tctc.edu
Phone: (864) 646-8282
Type: Public, 2-year
Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 5,071
Also known as: TCTC, Tricounty Technical College, Tri-County Tech

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	Certificate, under 12 weeks (42); Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (124); Associate degree (35)	201
HVAC	Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0201)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (47); Associate degree (23)	70
Auto Mechanic	Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)	Certificate, under 12 weeks (4); Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (36); Associate degree (15)	55
Machining and CNC	Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (48.0501)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (38)	38
Machining and CNC	Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist (48.0510)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (14); Associate degree (13)	27

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

In-state tuition and fees, per year	$4,599
Out-of-state tuition and fees, per year	$12,735
Books and supplies	$2,600
Cost of attendance, per year (incl. living costs)	$23,034
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$12,368

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Outcomes

College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 40%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $46,048
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $9,350

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 218885. How we build this list.