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

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

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$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in practical nursing at OCtech, 4% are male and 96% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at OCtech accumulate an average of around $11,812 in student debt.

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Out of the 15 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.

Of the 64 students majoring in practical nursing at TCTC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,199.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Piedmont 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 distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $16,387 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out $21,858 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Florence-Darlington Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in South Carolina. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

With a ranking of #6, Trident Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Trident Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,218.

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Northeastern Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. Northeastern Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Cheraw.

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Denmark Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Denmark, DTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#9

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina ranking. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at York Technical College accumulate an average of around $8,734 in student debt.

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Academy for Careers and Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Mullins, Academy for Careers and Technology is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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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 15 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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