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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

17 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in South Carolina. In total, 3,296 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Carolina.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Of the 191 students majoring in nursing at Trident Technical College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Trident Technical College carry an average student debt load of $29,278.

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#2

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from MTC take out $26,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at GTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,495.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out an average of $32,871 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 104 students majoring in nursing at TCTC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at TCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,472.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in nursing at Piedmont Technical College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $29,429 in student debt.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at OCtech accumulate an average of around $22,878 in student debt.

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Central Carolina Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Central Carolina take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,765.

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With a ranking of #9, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

Of the 54 students majoring in nursing at Florence-Darlington Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#10

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Aiken Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,979.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Arkansas 2,882
Tennessee 6,004
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Georgia 7,112

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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