2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,296 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
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The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Trident Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,143 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Trident Technical College take out an average of $29,278 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Trident Technical College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $4,870 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in South Carolina. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $5,186 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at GTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,495.
GTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great value for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $5,714 per year. Nursing majors at OCtech take out an average of $22,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aiken Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Aiken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,306 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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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Piedmont Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.
Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,315 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $29,429 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #7, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 a year. On average, nursing graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out $32,871 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Midlands Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from MTC carry an average student debtload of $26,377.
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Tri-County Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. TCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCTC are $5,840 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at TCTC accumulate an average of around $22,472 in student debt.
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York Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. 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. Nursing majors at York Technical College take out an average of $13,514 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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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