[en] Highlights: • Laser-excitation and dispersed-fluorescence spectroscopy of jet-cooled TiC. • Confirmed ground state as X³Σ⁺ with first excited, a¹Σ⁺ state at 319 cm⁻¹. • Observed three low-energy ¹Σ⁺ states to confirm close proximity of two σ orbitals. • Electronic state at 16,447 cm⁻¹ reassigned to ¹Π from ³Π₁. The TiC has been investigated using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. The a¹Σ⁺, b¹Σ⁺, and c¹Σ⁺ states are found to lie respectively at T₀ = 319.3, 786.0, and 1407.2 cm⁻¹ and have internuclear distances respectively of r₀ = 1.6607, 1.6906, and 1.6927 Å. Similar r₀ values of the b¹Σ⁺ and c¹Σ⁺ states with that of the X³Σ⁺ state (1.6953 Å) indicate that either of these states could be isocofigurational to the ground state. Dispersed fluorescence suggests reassignment of the ³Π₁ state to a mixed state with dominant ¹Π character. Higher spectral resolution of the ¹Π–X³Σ⁺ band provided improved molecular constants.