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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

12 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 students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our analysis found Academy for Careers and Technology to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the rural area of Mullins, Academy for Careers and Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from OCtech take out $13,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tri-County Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. TCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pendleton.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florence-Darlington Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. York Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

Practical Nursing majors at York Technical College take out an average of $10,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out is $28,500.

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#8

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

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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#9

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Central Carolina Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the city of Sumter.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 21
Arkansas 31
Alabama 15
Mississippi 0

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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