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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

23 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our analysis found Greenville Technical College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Health Professions at Greenville Technical College Report

#2

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Of the 277 students majoring in health professions at Trident Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Midlands Technical College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

Of the 219 students majoring in health professions at MTC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Health Professions at Midlands Technical College Report

Out of the 23 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Piedmont Technical College Report

Tri-County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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

Full Health Professions at Florence-Darlington Technical College Report

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Central Carolina Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 23 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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