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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$5,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,312 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trident Technical College are $5,143 a year.

Trident Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $5,714 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from OCtech take out $13,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tri-County Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Carolina list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $5,840 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at TCTC accumulate an average of around $14,207 in student debt.

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#5

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC
$5,410 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at York Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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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$5,356 Average Tuition & Fees

Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out is $28,500.

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#7

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC
$5,315 Average Tuition & Fees

Piedmont Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 per year. 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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#8

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC
$5,306 Average Tuition & Fees

Aiken Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value 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.

Aiken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,306 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Technical College of the Lowcountry did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. TCL is a small public school located in the distant town of Beaufort.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCL are $5,740 a year.

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#10

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

With a ranking of #10, Midlands Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from MTC take out $18,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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).

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