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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$8,663 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

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 Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the best value 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 city of Charleston.

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 Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Health Professions at Greenville Technical College Report

Out of the 18 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $4,870 per year.

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#4

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aiken Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Aiken Technical College are $5,306 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCtech are $5,714 a year.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

With a ranking of #6, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 a year.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 per year.

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#8

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year.

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#9

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $6,030 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Tri-County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

TCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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.

  • 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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