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2023 Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

11 Schools Ranked
$5,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, South Carolina
$5,143 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the best school in South Carolina for healthcare students working on their basic certificate.

Full-time students from South Carolina pay an average of $5,143 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Trident Technical College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,690.

Trident Technical College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina
$5,916 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midlands Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

Students from South Carolina who attend MTC full time pay an average of $5,916 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,812.

MTC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Midlands Technical College Report

#3

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

Orangeburg, South Carolina
$5,714 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate.

Full-time students from South Carolina pay an average of $5,714 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend OCtech. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,490.

Online courses are available at OCtech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina
$5,315 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Piedmont Technical College is $5,315. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,593.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Piedmont Technical College. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
$5,356 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,356. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,593.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Horry-Georgetown Technical College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, South Carolina
$6,594 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Carolina Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.

Full-time students from South Carolina pay an average of $6,594 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Central Carolina. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,016.

Central Carolina does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

York Technical College

Rock Hill, South Carolina
$5,410 Average Tuition & Fees

York Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking.

In-state students pay an average of $5,410 in tuition and fees if they attend York Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,354.

Online courses are available at York Technical College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#8

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
$5,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Greenville Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate healthcare programs.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at GTC is $5,186. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $9,410.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at GTC. In fact, around 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
$6,030 Average Tuition & Fees

Spartanburg Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.

Full-time students from South Carolina pay an average of $6,030 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Spartanburg Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $9,822.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Spartanburg Community College. In fact, around 52% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, South Carolina
$5,306 Average Tuition & Fees

Aiken Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking.

Full-time students from South Carolina pay an average of $5,306 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Aiken Technical College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,880.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Aiken Technical College. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Aiken Technical College Report

#11

Technical College of the Lowcountry

Beaufort, South Carolina
$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Technical College of the Lowcountry ranked #11 on this year’s Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

In-state students pay an average of $5,740 in tuition and fees if they attend TCL full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,020.

One thing to take note of is that TCL does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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