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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

12 Colleges
$37,312 Avg Salary
$18,160 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Academy for Careers and Technology the best school in South Carolina for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Academy for Careers and Technology is a small public school located in the rural area of Mullins.

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#2

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Trident Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Practical Nursing majors at OCtech take out an average of $13,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from TCTC carry an average student debtload of $14,207.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at York Technical College accumulate an average of around $10,750 in student debt.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out $28,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debtload of $23,750.

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#9

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

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Central Carolina Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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