Technical College of the Lowcountry Business Programs

Technical College of the Lowcountry is a public institution located in Beaufort, South Carolina. The surrounding location of Beaufort is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Technical College of the Lowcountry?

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

Technical College of the Lowcountry has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Technical College of the Lowcountry?

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 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.

Technical College of the Lowcountry Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,046 undergraduate students at TCL, with 471 being full-time and 1,575 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2022-2023, 1,594 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.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	25%
General Business/Commerce	44%
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	18%

Technical College of the Lowcountry Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	3	13	0	16
General Business/Commerce	1	15	0	16
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	0	0	11	11
Accounting	4	0	0	4
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	8	29	11	48

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.