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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

15 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 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in South Carolina to see which programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at OCtech take out is $13,750.

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#2

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 15 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, York Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tri-County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at TCTC accumulate an average of around $14,207 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college 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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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 15 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $23,750 in student debt.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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#7

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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

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Northeastern Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Cheraw, Northeastern Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Denmark Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. DTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Denmark.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 15 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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