2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in South Carolina. In fact, 7,283 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina
Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South University, Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeastern College - Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Southeastern College - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Florence-Darlington Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Carolina. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.
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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.
Aiken Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.
Spartanburg Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.
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Fortis College - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Fortis College - Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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Midlands Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.
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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 18,617 |
West Virginia | 5,590 |
Florida | 49,046 |
Virginia | 17,510 |
Arkansas | 6,286 |
Mississippi | 6,374 |
Tennessee | 13,576 |
Louisiana | 7,992 |
Alabama | 12,636 |
Kentucky | 10,991 |
Georgia | 15,658 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
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 |
Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
Dentistry | 6,770 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
Optometry | 1,822 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
Medical Science | 909 |
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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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