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                                                                      Exhibit 23



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Nos. 33-84660, 333-74528 and 333-88176) and in the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 2-66247, 2-77690, 33-18771, 33-26748,
33-38810, 33-45169, 33-70662, 33-87446, 33-87448, 33-97332 and 333-57463) of TRC
Companies, Inc. of our report dated August 26, 2002 relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedule which appear in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Hartford, Connecticut
September 30, 2002




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