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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$5,798 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in South Carolina. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

OCtech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OCtech is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in South Carolina.

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#2

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at York Technical College are $5,410 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in South Carolina.

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Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midlands Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

MTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Carolina Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Central Carolina is a small public school located in the city of Sumter.

Central Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $6,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

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