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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 545 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

Our 2023 rankings named York Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. York Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in practical nursing at OCtech, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#3

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Midlands Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williamsburg Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list. Williamsburg Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Kingstree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

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Central Carolina Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the small city of Sumter.

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Denmark Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Denmark, DTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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