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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

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,296 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in South Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

#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. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

Nursing majors at Trident Technical College take out an average of $29,278 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Nursing at Trident Technical College Report

#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. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in nursing at MTC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from MTC carry an average student debt load of $26,377.

Full Nursing at Midlands Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 134 students majoring in nursing at GTC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $28,495 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

Of the 116 students majoring in nursing at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $32,871.

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Out of the 17 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at TCTC accumulate an average of around $22,472 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Tri-County Technical College Report

#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

With a ranking of #6, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

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

On average, nursing graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $29,429 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Nursing at Piedmont Technical College Report

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. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from OCtech take out $22,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Central Carolina Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the city of Sumter.

Of the 75 students majoring in nursing at Central Carolina, 12% are male and 88% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Central Carolina accumulate an average of around $23,765 in student debt.

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Florence-Darlington 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Florence-Darlington Technical College

#10

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

Aiken 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at Aiken Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Aiken Technical College accumulate an average of around $23,979 in student debt.

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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
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

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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.

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