About Aiken Technical College
Located in a large suburb, Aiken Technical College is a public college in Graniteville, South Carolina, with about 1,920 undergraduate students, and about 64% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 15 to 1.
Nursing programs at Aiken Technical College
According to federal completion records, Aiken Technical College awards nursing credentials at the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma and associate degree in nursing (ADN) levels. A recent year’s totals include about 16 practical nursing completers and about 52 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $5,300 a year for in-state students and $8,100 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $5,500 a year. About 48% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $15,800. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $74,200 one year after finishing and $75,200 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 27% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 53% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the state board of nursing in South Carolina and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in South Carolina.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.