Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost

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Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in South Carolina — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Its best 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 75.8% below the South Carolina average of 88.6%. Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.

75.8%
Best 2025 NCLEX-RN pass rate
#35 of 35 rated RN schools in South Carolina
88.6%
South Carolina RN average
$5,210
In-state tuition / yr
2
Approved programs here

Nursing Programs at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.

ProgramTrackStatus2025 NCLEX pass rate
ADNRNConditional75.8%
Practical NursingPNApproved97%

Cost & Admissions

Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.

$5,210
In-state tuition / yr
$8,354
Out-of-state tuition / yr
$6,186
Avg net price after aid / yr
32%
Graduation rate
1,539
Undergraduates

What Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Nursing Graduates Earn

Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.

PN / LPN
Median pay, 1 yr out
$51,754
Median pay, 4 yrs out
$46,095
Median federal loan debt
$9,625
Graduates / yr
128
ADN / Associate
Median pay, 1 yr out
$72,237
Median pay, 4 yrs out
$78,161
Median federal loan debt
$12,135
Graduates / yr
93

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCLEX pass rate at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College?

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College's RN program had a 75.8% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2025, per the South Carolina board of nursing — the state average is 88.6% and the national average is 86.5%.

How much does Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College cost?

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College's published in-state tuition / yr is $5,210, and the average net price after aid is $6,186 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.

What do nursing graduates of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College earn?

PN / LPN graduates: $51,754 median one year out; ADN / Associate graduates: $72,237 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.

About this data

Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the South Carolina board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, 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 (federal record: “Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College”). Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.

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