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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

15 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate 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 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in South Carolina to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from OCtech carry an average student debt load of $19,425.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tri-County Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in practical nursing at TCTC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from TCTC carry an average student debt load of $18,105.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Piedmont Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $26,155.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and 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.

Of the 35 students majoring in practical nursing at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College carry an average student debt load of $29,410.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Florence-Darlington Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Of the 22 students majoring in practical nursing at Trident Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Trident Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $32,089.

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Northeastern Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Cheraw, Northeastern Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in practical nursing at Northeastern Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Denmark Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. DTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Denmark.

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#9

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from York Technical College carry an average student debt load of $15,093.

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Academy for Careers and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Academy for Careers and Technology is a small public school located in the rural area of Mullins.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Academy for Careers and Technology accumulate an average of around $24,536 in student debt.

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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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