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Technical College of the Lowcountry vs University of South Carolina Beaufort

Beaufort, SC · Bluffton, SC · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · SC
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Technical College of the Lowcountry: enrollment shrank -25.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • University of South Carolina Beaufort: enrollment ranged 1,716–2,040 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Technical College of the Lowcountry: net price ranged $3,582–$7,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +55.2% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • University of South Carolina Beaufort: net price ranged $13,874–$16,738 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.25).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Technical College of the Lowcountry vs University of South Carolina Beaufort

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of South Carolina Beaufort leads on 150%-time completion (36.5% vs 14.8% at Technical College of the Lowcountry)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Technical College of the Lowcountry leads on median debt at graduation ($10,000 vs $24,000 at University of South Carolina Beaufort)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Technical College of the Lowcountry leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,916 vs $21,776 at University of South Carolina Beaufort)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Technical College of the Lowcountry and University of South Carolina Beaufort?▼
University of South Carolina Beaufort leads on 150%-time completion at 36.5% versus 14.8% at Technical College of the Lowcountry. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Technical College of the Lowcountry and University of South Carolina Beaufort?▼
Technical College of the Lowcountry leads on median debt at graduation at $10,000 versus $24,000 at University of South Carolina Beaufort. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Technical College of the Lowcountry and University of South Carolina Beaufort?▼
Technical College of the Lowcountry leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,916 versus $21,776 at University of South Carolina Beaufort. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025