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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$5,798 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate 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 Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in South Carolina. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $5,714 per year.

OCtech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

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#2

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent basic certificate programs at York Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York Technical College are $5,410 per year.

York Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 a year.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $5,916 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Carolina Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

Central Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $6,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Central Carolina also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 5 schools only.

  • 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).

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