Program Payoff

Trident Technical College

Charleston, South Carolina. 78 certificate and associate programs, public. 78 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in South Carolina.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $42,682 (11) $48,100
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree $9,000 $33,993 (13)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $10,256 $31,133 (16) $77,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $23,456 (12)
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate $11,666 not published $35,740
Cooks, Restaurant
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate $2,750 not published $77,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $21,050 not published $82,360
Registered Nurses
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,940
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $47,940
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Agricultural Business and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $62,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $106,860
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $40,370
Emergency Medical Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $40,370
Emergency Medical Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $41,160
Medical Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $41,160
Medical Assistants
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $47,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $52,000
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $52,000
Audio and Video Technicians
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $47,880
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $106,080
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $38,860
Customer Service Representatives
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $38,860
Customer Service Representatives
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $106,080
General and Operations Managers
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $106,080
General and Operations Managers
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $53,710
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $44,840
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $129,450
Software Developers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $129,450
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $129,450
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Associate's degree not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $95,040
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $95,040
Project Management Specialists
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $33,700
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $35,460
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $35,460
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $35,740
Cooks, Restaurant
Data Processing Undergraduate certificate not published $112,260
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Processing Associate's degree not published $112,260
Computer Occupations, All Other
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $47,320
Dental Assistants
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $47,320
Dental Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $57,170
Graphic Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $57,170
Graphic Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,680
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $75,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,450
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,450
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $46,430
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,450
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Undergraduate certificate not published $70,080
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Undergraduate certificate not published $169,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $43,740
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
English Language and Literature, General Undergraduate certificate not published $62,580
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $106,080
General and Operations Managers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $64,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $51,130
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $62,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $56,610
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,330
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Homeland Security Associate's degree not published $129,960
Managers, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $79,110
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $79,110
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,650
Childcare Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $29,650
Childcare Workers
Human Services, General Associate's degree not published $38,550
Social and Human Service Assistants
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,980
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $53,880
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $53,880
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other Associate's degree not published
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,100
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $37,220
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $49,980
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $49,980
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Social Work Associate's degree not published $51,800
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $43,630
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $60,820
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $39,020
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.