START SOMETHING BIG


Get the knowledge you need to design, build, and grow your own successful business.

The Entrepreneurship/Small Business certificate program is designed for budding entrepreneurs who want to learn how establish and manage their own small business.

TCL’s 24-credit-hour certificate program can be completed in as little as two full-time semesters. Courses include computers, marketing, accounting, management, entrepreneurship, business law and more.

Be your own boss, and start your own small business.

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    BE YOUR OWN BOSS

    Learn the skills to start and run a successful business.

    DIVERSE COURSES

    Courses include computers, marketing, accounting, management, entrepreneurship, business law and more.

    FAST

    TCL’s 24-credit-hour certificate program can be completed in as little as two full-time semesters.

    ACCREDITATION


    Technical College of the Lowcountry is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Technical College of the Lowcountry may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org). 

    PROGRAM COST


    Tuition: 24 credits x $214 per credit = $5,136.

    Remember, this is before S.C. Lottery Tuition Assistance and other financial aid, which could drop your costs by more than half. In fact, after financial aid, many students attend for free. See more about paying for TCL.

    *Based on Fall 2022 in-state, in-service-area tuition. Your actual cost may differ. Does not include fees, books and other costs. Qualifications vary

    WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING


    “TCL helped me know how to create and run my own business.”

    Ashley

    TCL Graduate & Entrepreneur

    Program Dean


    Laura Dukes

    Dean, Business and Industrial Technologies

    843-525-8235

    Beaufort Mather Campus, Bldg. 14, Rm. 118

    Instructors


    Susanne Douglas

    Business Instructor

    843-525-8295

    Beaufort Mather Campus, Bldg. 14, Rm. 114