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Nursing at Aiken Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Aiken Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Aiken Technical College is located in Graniteville, SC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 57 nursing graduations were recorded at Aiken Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Aiken Technical College

Many students take online classes at Aiken Technical College. Among 2,307 students, 909 (39%) studied exclusively online and 792 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Aiken Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Aiken Technical College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	South Carolina	#8 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	South Carolina	#18 of 30
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#117 of 529
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#306 of 506
Best Value	Nationwide	#309 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1277 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Aiken Technical College

Those who finish Aiken Technical College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$56,275
2 years	$63,600
4 years	$68,959

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Aiken Technical College earn a median of $68,959, compared with $44,972 for all Aiken Technical College graduates — about 53% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Aiken Technical College stands at $22,200.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Aiken Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Aiken Technical College are 84% women (48) and 16% men (9).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Aiken Technical College

Among the 57 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Aiken Technical College, 84% were women (48) and 16% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Aiken Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	35
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	15
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 39% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Aiken Technical College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Aiken Technical College

The Nursing program at Aiken Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	57

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Aiken Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.