To determine your financial need, the Financial Aid Office uses a cost of attendance budget.
The cost of attendance (COA) is the estimated total amount of an academic year’s expenses to attend Trident Technical College. COA components include tuition and fees; room and board; allowances for books/supplies; transportation; and personal expenses.
These costs are used to calculate your financial aid award, and are not the same as your billing statement. Due to federal guidelines, we are unable to award financial aid that exceeds the total Cost of Attendance.
For direct costs involved in attending TTC, visit the tuition and payment page.
Listed below are the 2018-2019 cost of attendance amounts for a full time student at Trident Technical College based on 12 credit hours per semester for the fall and spring semesters.
| 2018-2019 Cost of Attendance | ||||||
| Tri-county | In-State | Out of State | ||||
| Budget Components | With Family | Off Campus | With Family | Off Campus | With Family | Off campus |
| Tuition (defaults at 12 credit hours per semester) | $4,320 | $4,320 | $4,800 | $4,800 | $8,184 | $8,184 |
| Registration Fee | $32 | $32 | $32 | $32 | $32 | $32 |
| Room and Board | $4,122 | $7,902 | $4,122 | $7,902 | $4,122 | $7,902 |
| Books/Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Transportation | $2,052 | $2,052 | $2,331 | $2,331 | $2,331 | $2,331 |
| Personal | $720 | $720 | $720 | $720 | $720 | $720 |
| Total | $13,246 | $17,026 | $14,005 | $17,785 | $17,389 | $21,169 |