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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$5,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,312 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

Trident Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,143 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trident Technical College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

OCtech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCTC are $5,840 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from TCTC carry an average student debtload of $14,207.

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#5

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC
$5,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York Technical College are $5,410 per year. 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college 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. 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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#7

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,315 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debtload of $23,750.

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#8

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Aiken Technical College are $5,306 a year.

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$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Beaufort, TCL is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCL are $5,740 per year.

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#10

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $5,916 per year. Practical Nursing majors at MTC take out an average of $18,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools 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.

  • 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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