• Charleston Bridge Program

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Charleston Bridge Program

This is it! A one-of-a-kind, one-semester residential bridge program that is available only to select high school students!

The Charleston Bridge Program is for students whose goal it is to earn a College of Charleston undergraduate degree but will benefit from a transitional semester at Trident Technical College. Once they have been accepted to and completed the requirements of the Charleston Bridge Program during the fall semester, they will have a seamless transfer pathway to the College of Charleston the following spring semester. During the fall they will:

• be Trident Technical College (TTC) students living, taking classes and studying on the College of Charleston (CofC) campus.
• pay TTC tuition and be eligible for financial aid (through TTC) and if eligible, state scholarships. They’ll pay for housing and meal plans at College of Charleston rates. In addition, each student will pay a bridge program fee of approximately $1,450.
• take 12–17 hours of courses that will be taught by TTC faculty at CofC. The classes they take will fulfill College of Charleston or general education or other degree requirements.
• have access to CofC support services such as the Center for Student Learning, Student Health Services, Campus Recreation Services, Counseling and Substance Abuse Services, and the Addlestone Library.
• be required to live in a College of Charleston residence hall (select from Berry, College Lodge, or Liberty residence halls) and purchase a CofC meal plan, which they can use in a number of dining facilities on campus.
• be able to take part in all CofC activities except for varsity sports, and fraternities and sororities. This means that Bridge students can play intramural sports, join a club, attend concerts and theatre productions, join the cheerleading and dance teams, or spend time at the Mace Brown Natural History Museum, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.
• Students meeting the Charleston Bridge program requirements will be eligible to transfer to the College of Charleston in January immediately following the end of the fall semester.

   

More information

• Download program highlights (pdf)
• Download enrollment confirmation sheet (pdf)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• For Charleston Bridge students

Contact Laura Sanders at sandersls@cofc.edu OR charlestonBridge@cofc.edu.