Facts and Stats
Enrollment
Fall 2012 Credit Enrollment: 97,584
Fall 2012 FTE Enrollment: 63,456
2011-12 Annualized Credit Enrollment: 138,150
2011-2012 Annualized FTE Enrollment: 74,217
52% of all undergraduates in SC public higher education during the Fall 2012 semester were enrolled at one of the colleges within the SC Technical College System.
59% of all SC residents enrolling as undergraduates at one of SC’s public colleges/universities during the Fall 2012 semester attended one of the colleges within the SC Technical College System.
97% of all students enrolled at one of the colleges within the SC Technical College System for the Fall 2012 semester were residents of SC.
In the Fall 2012 semester, students enrolled in credit programs at one of the colleges within the SC Technical College System were:
- 40% minority
- 62% female
- 51% age 18-24
- 43% age 25 and older
In terms of undergraduate headcount enrollment, three of the state’s five largest public colleges and universities in Fall 2012 were technical colleges.
Graduates
2011-12 Total Awards: 17,434
32% of the graduates from the colleges within the SC Technical College System were in the Health Sciences, an area of critical workforce shortage for the state.
