Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in South Carolina
16 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,426 at York Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Nursing Assistants in South Carolina earn a median of $37,220 a year across 21,760 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $61,820 | 9,400 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $5,317 | $43,426 (14 grads) | 103 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Undergraduate certificate | $9,625 | $35,594 (21 grads) | 128 |
| Northeastern Technical College Cheraw | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,416 (15 grads) | 15 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $34,704 (22 grads) | 64 |
| Academy for Careers and Technology Mullins | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,228 (11 grads) | 15 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | $17,390 | $27,222 (35 grads) | 36 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | $14,250 | $26,458 (55 grads) | 43 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,353 (12 grads) | 0 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $13,350 | not published | 55 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Denmark Technical College Denmark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.