Academic Achievements
An Overview of TKA's graduating classes:
Scholarship amounts awarded each year :
2001 - $ 272,000 (14 seniors)
2002 - $ 365,000 (19 out of 20 seniors) One student/mission trip
2003 - $ 466,900 (18 seniors)
2004 - $ 911,610 (22 seniors)
2005 - $1,023,794 (35 seniors)
2006 - $1,400,050 (27 seniors)
2007 - $ 687,656 (19 seniors)
2008 - $2,038,350 (20 seniors)
2009 - $1,663,944 (18 seniors)
Number of students who received scholarships:
2001 – 11 out of 14 – 79% - 1 Palmetto Fellow, 7 Life
2002 – 13 out of 19 – 68% - 2 Pal Fellow, 8 Life, 1 SC Teaching Fellow
2003 – 16 out of 18 – 89% - 1 Pal Fellow, 8 Life, 6 Hope
2004 - 20 out of 22 - 90% - 1 Pal Fellow, 11 Life, 7 Hope
2005 - 30 out of 35 – 86% - 2 Pal Fellow, 12 Life, 16 Hope
2006 – 25 out of 27 – 93% - 3 Pal Fellow, 13 Life, 9 Hope
2007 – 17 out of 19 – 90% - 1 Pal Fellow, 7 Life, 8 Hope
2008 – 15 out of 20 - 75% - 3 Pal Fellow, 7 Life, 5 Hope
2009 - 2 Pal Fellows, 7 Life, and 7 Hope
SAT Scores for these classes are as follows:
2001 – TKA Mean 1044; National Mean 1019; SC Mean 966
2002 – TKA Mean 1059; National Mean 1020; SC Mean 974
2003 – TKA Mean 1089; National Mean 1026; SC Mean 981
2004 – TKA Mean 1072; National Mean 1026; SC Mean 989
2005 – TKA Mean 1037; National Mean 1028; SC Mean 986
2006 - TKA Mean 1086; National Mean 1021; SC Mean 986
2007 - TKA Mean 1000; National Mean 1017; SC Mean 984
2008 – TKA Mean 1163
2009 - TKA Mean 1093
We have had students accepted at the following schools:
Anderson University
*Belmont University
*Campbell University
Charleston Southern University
The Citadel
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Coker College
College of Charleston
Columbia College
Columbia International University
Converse College
*Emmanuel College
Erskine College
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Francis Marion University
Furman University
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Lander University
*Lenoir-Rhyne College
*Liberty University
Newberry College
North Greenville University
*Oral Roberts University
Presbyterian College
*Saint Andrews College
*Southeastern University
Southern Wesleyan University
Spartanburg Methodist College
*Tusculum College
*University of Alabama
*University of California at Los Angeles
*University of the South - Sewanee
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina – Beaufort
*Warren Wilson College
*Wheaton College
Winthrop University
Wofford College
* Denotes out of state school