Nursing Schools in South Carolina: All 71 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
South Carolina has 45 schools running 71 board-approved nursing programs — 48 RN-track and 23 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across South Carolina programs is 88.6%, 2.1 points above the national average of 86.5%. Every row below comes straight from the state board of nursing's published approved-program list — not self-reported school marketing.
Best Nursing Schools in South Carolina by NCLEX Pass Rate
Top RN programs ranked by 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, among programs with a published 2025 rate. Rates are one year of data — check multi-year trends before deciding.
- 1100%Anderson · BSN
- 2100%Greenville · BSN
- 3100%Columbia · BSN
- 4100%North Charleston · BSN
- 5100%Kingstree · ADN
- 698.4%Greenville · ADN
- 798.3%Spartanburg · ADN
- 898%Columbia · BSN
- 997.2%Clemson · BSN
- 1097.1%Greenwood · BSN
What Nursing School Costs in South Carolina — and What Graduates Earn
Tuition, admissions and graduate-earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, matched to 32 of 45 South Carolina schools. Earnings are program-level — the median for graduates of that school's own nursing program, not all its alumni.
Median federal loan debt for BSN graduates in South Carolina is $24,334 (12 programs). Sticker tuition is the whole school's published price, not the nursing program's alone, and it ignores aid — the number that decides whether a program pays off is what you actually pay plus the wages you give up while enrolled. Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator or read the full cost of becoming an RN.
Every Approved Nursing Program in South Carolina
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71 of 71 programs · “—” = not published for that program · tuition is the school’s published in-state price for one year, before aid; grad pay is the median for that program’s own graduates, one year out
| Academy for Careers and Technology – Marion County Technical College | Marion | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| Aiken Technical College | Aiken | ADNRN | $5,174 | $72,146 | 88.5% |
| Aiken Technical College | Aiken | Practical NursingPN | $5,174 | — | 96% |
| Anderson University | Anderson | BSNRN | $34,970 | $73,882 | 100% |
| Arizona College of NursingNew/provisional | Greenville | BSNRN | — | — | — |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | BSNRN | $24,470 | $73,493 | 100% |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | ADNRN | $5,715 | $68,914 | 94.7% |
| Central Carolina Technical CollegeNew/provisional | Sumter | Practical NursingPN | $5,715 | — | 100% |
| Chamberlain University | Greenville | BSNRN | — | — | — |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | BSNRN | $32,520 | $66,310 | 94.7% |
| Clemson University | Clemson | BSNRN | $15,554 | $74,206 | 97.2% |
| Clinton CollegeConditional | Rock Hill | BSNRN | $11,136 | — | — |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityNew/provisional | Conway | BSNRN | $11,640 | $84,021 | — |
| Coker UniversityConditional | Hartsville | BSNRN | $33,416 | — | 61.5% |
| Coker UniversityNew/provisional | Hartsville | MSN-RNRN | $33,416 | — | 60% |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | BSNRN | $27,900 | — | 100% |
| Denmark Technical CollegeConditional | Denmark | Practical NursingPN | $6,315 | — | 73.3% |
| ECPI University | Columbia | ADNRN | — | — | 97% |
| ECPI University | Greenville | ADNRN | — | — | 92.8% |
| ECPI UniversityConditional | North Charleston | ADNRN | — | — | 89.7% |
| ECPI UniversityNew/provisional | North Charleston | BSNRN | — | — | 100% |
| ECPI University | Columbia | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 87% |
| ECPI University | Greenville | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 87.6% |
| ECPI University | North Charleston | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 96.6% |
| Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeConditional | Florence | ADNRN | $4,636 | — | 52.5% |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Practical NursingPN | $4,636 | — | 84.2% |
| Fortis College | Columbia | ADNRN | — | — | 88.4% |
| Fortis CollegeNew/provisional | Columbia | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | BSNRN | $11,160 | $70,110 | 92% |
| Galen College of Nursing | Myrtle Beach | ADNRN | — | — | 86% |
| Galen College of Nursing | Charleston | ADNRN | — | — | — |
| Galen College of NursingNew/provisional | Myrtle Beach | BSNRN | — | — | — |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | ADNRN | $5,495 | $72,879 | 98.4% |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Myrtle Beach | ADNRN | $4,468 | $66,034 | 96.6% |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Myrtle Beach | Practical NursingPN | $4,468 | $40,724 | 100% |
| Lander University | Greenwood | BSNRN | $11,700 | $78,485 | 97.1% |
| Laurel College of TechnologyNew/provisional | Fort Mill | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | BSNRN | — | $68,199 | 96.8% |
| Midlands Technical College | Columbia | ADNRN | $5,100 | $70,571 | 95.8% |
| Midlands Technical College | Columbia | Practical NursingPN | $5,100 | $46,823 | 89.7% |
| Newberry CollegeConditional | Newberry | BSNRN | $31,100 | $72,756 | 65.4% |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | ADNRN | $5,664 | $68,001 | 81.5% |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Practical NursingPN | $5,664 | $47,544 | 100% |
| Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical CollegeConditional | Orangeburg | ADNRN | $5,210 | $72,237 | 75.8% |
| Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Practical NursingPN | $5,210 | $51,754 | 97% |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | ADNRN | $4,775 | $69,883 | 89.6% |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Practical NursingPN | $4,775 | $42,734 | 93.8% |
| South University | Columbia | BSNRN | — | — | 88.1% |
| South UniversityNew/provisional | Columbia | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Southeastern CollegeNew/provisional | North Charleston | AASRN | — | — | 80% |
| Southeastern CollegeNew/provisional | Columbia | AASRN | — | — | 50% |
| Southeastern CollegeNew/provisional | Charleston | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | BSNRN | $29,800 | — | — |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | ADNRN | $5,071 | $70,419 | 98.3% |
| Spartanburg Community CollegeNew/provisional | Spartanburg | Practical NursingPN | $5,071 | — | 81.5% |
| Technical College of the Low Country | Beaufort | ADNRN | — | — | 87% |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Practical NursingPN | $6,156 | — | 100% |
| The CitadelConditional | Charleston | BSNRN | — | — | 75% |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | ADNRN | $4,448 | $73,667 | 94.6% |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Practical NursingPN | $4,448 | $49,100 | 100% |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | ADNRN | $4,546 | $67,607 | 96.2% |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Practical NursingPN | $4,546 | — | 100% |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia | BSNRN | — | — | 98% |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia | MSN-RN (MEPN)RN | — | — | 95.2% |
| University of South Carolina - Upstate | Spartanburg | BSNRN | $11,588 | $75,849 | 92.6% |
| University of South Carolina –Beaufort | Bluffton | BSNRN | $10,730 | $64,671 | 95.2% |
| University of South Carolina-Aiken | Aiken | BSNRN | $10,760 | $72,714 | 94.6% |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Practical NursingPN | $4,488 | — | 83.3% |
| Williamsburg Technical College (WTC) | Kingstree | ADNRN | — | — | 100% |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | ADNRN | $8,036 | $68,550 | 93.9% |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Practical NursingPN | $8,036 | $54,238 | 100% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in South Carolina by NCLEX pass rate?
5 RN programs in South Carolina tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Anderson University in Anderson — see the full ranked list above, among programs with a published 2025 rate on the state board's list.
How many nursing schools are in South Carolina?
South Carolina has 45 schools offering 71 board-approved nursing programs: 48 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 23 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in South Carolina?
Across South Carolina RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 88.6% — 2.1 points above the national average of 86.5%.
How much does nursing school cost in South Carolina?
Across South Carolina nursing schools we could match to U.S. Department of Education data, median published in-state tuition and fees run $5,664 a year at public schools (23 schools) and $30,450 at private nonprofits (8 schools). That is the whole institution's sticker price per year, before aid — an ADN takes about two years and a BSN four, and most students pay less than sticker. Per-school figures are in the table above.
What do nursing graduates in South Carolina earn?
Federal earnings data tracks graduates of each specific nursing program. In South Carolina, median earnings one year after finishing are $69,883 for ADN graduates (13 programs) and $73,125 for BSN graduates (12 programs). These are medians of program-level medians and the federal figures lag by a few years, so treat them as a floor for comparison between schools rather than a salary prediction.
What does a first-time NCLEX pass rate tell me about a school?
It is the share of a program’s graduates who passed the NCLEX on their first attempt — the single most comparable public outcome number nursing programs report. Boards of nursing track it for program approval, and consistently low rates can put a program on conditional status. Compare it alongside cost, location, and program length, not in isolation.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates are taken directly from the South Carolina board of nursing's published approved-program materials. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program (new programs, small cohorts, or PN lists without rate tables). Pass rates refresh annually; this page is rebuilt from the board lists when they update.
Tuition, admission rates, graduate earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city to 32 of 45 South Carolina schools. Schools the federal data does not cover — hospital-based programs and schools outside federal student-aid reporting — show “—” rather than an estimate. Tuition and admission rates describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential, and lag the current graduating class by several years.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release