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LPN programs in South Carolina

2 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and South Carolina has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPNs and LVNs) give basic medical care to patients who are ill, injured or recovering. Most finish a state-approved certificate or diploma program that takes about a year, then pass an exam to become licensed.1 In South Carolina, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much do LPN programs cost in South Carolina?

$3,306 to $9,950

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in South Carolina may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in South Carolina?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

LPN programs in Myrtle Beach, Rockingham and other South Carolina cities

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All 2 LPN programs in South Carolina approved for funding

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2 programs

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing _ Pn - Diploma

    Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,600
    Price if you pay yourself$9,950
    Program website, Nursing _ Pn - Diploma at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
    More details about Nursing _ Pn - Diploma at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    95%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,412
    Length
    104 weeks, 48 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    131
    a year, estimated
    $37,600
    price
    $9,950

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personEducation and courses

    Practical Nursing

    Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC

    Education and courses

    Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · Education and courses

    Classes are outside South Carolina; South Carolina approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,306
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Richmond Community College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Richmond Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 44 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,101
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,306

How to pay for LPN programs in South Carolina

Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in South Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

Financial aid and grants for LPN programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56

GI Bill for LPN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the South Carolina practical nursing program numbers come from

Which South Carolina practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs South Carolina approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what South Carolina offers.

How South Carolina practical nursing program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some practical nursing programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about LPN programs in South Carolina

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs