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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

15 Colleges
$37,312 Avg Salary
$11,572 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 & nursing assistants students. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at OCtech accumulate an average of around $9,625 in student debt.

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#2

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at York Technical College take out an average of $5,317 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at TCTC accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out an average of $17,390 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The excellent programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Piedmont Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,250 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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Williamsburg Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Kingstree, Williamsburg Technical College is a public college 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 college with a small student population.

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Denmark Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. DTC is a fairly 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 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

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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