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Patient care technician training in South Carolina

6 patient care technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

The federal job guide has no separate profile for patient care technicians; the closest is nursing assistants, who give basic care and help patients with daily activities. Nursing assistants often complete a state-approved program and pass the state's competency exam, which puts them on the state registry that nursing home work requires.1

In South Carolina, 1 of the 6 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 6 programs here are patient care technician course (5 programs) and patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) training (1 program).

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How much does patient care technician training cost in South Carolina?

$4,238 to $5,396 is what most patient care technician programs in South Carolina cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $613 to $5,566

In the typical program

Finished the program
60%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
23 to 36 weeks

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 patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in South Carolina?

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

All 6 patient care technician programs in South Carolina approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician - Ce

    Midlands Technical College

    Columbia

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Midlands Technical College, ColumbiaPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$23,600
    Price if you pay yourself$5,084

    31 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Patient Care Technician - Ce at Midlands Technical College
    More details about Patient Care Technician - Ce at Midlands Technical College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    60%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,904
    Length
    36 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $430
    Students counted
    203
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,084
    students trained with WIOA funding
    31
    Program website, Patient Care Technician - Ce at Midlands Technical College

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hi-7000 Patient Care Technician

    Medcerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medcerts, based in Livonia, MIPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Hi-7000 Patient Care Technician at Medcerts
    More details about Hi-7000 Patient Care Technician at Medcerts
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    164
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Hi-7000 Patient Care Technician at Medcerts

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Denmark Technical College

    Denmark

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Denmark Technical College, DenmarkPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$16,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500

    21 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Denmark Technical College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Denmark Technical College
    Finished
    33%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,233
    Length
    52 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $820
    Students counted
    26
    Earned a year, estimated
    $16,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    21
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Denmark Technical College

  • Patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn personEducation and courses

    Pct Bundle

    Latrice D. Ferguson Healthcare Institute

    Walterboro

    Education and courses

    Latrice D. Ferguson Healthcare Institute, WalterboroPatient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$20,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,951

    21 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pct Bundle at Latrice D. Ferguson Healthcare Institute
    More details about Pct Bundle at Latrice D. Ferguson Healthcare Institute
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,081
    Length
    24 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,073
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,951
    students trained with WIOA funding
    21
    Program website, Pct Bundle at Latrice D. Ferguson Healthcare Institute

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Pct Bundle

    Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc

    Rock Hill

    Education and courses

    Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc, Rock HillPatient care technician courseIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$26,200
    Price if you pay yourself$5,566

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pct Bundle at Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc
    More details about Pct Bundle at Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,551
    Length
    23 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $325
    Students counted
    13
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,566
    students trained with WIOA funding
    12
    Program website, Pct Bundle at Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc

  • Patient care technician courseOnlinePrerequisite courses

    Patient Care Technician

    Tri-County Technical College

    Based in Pendleton, SC

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Tri-County Technical College, based in Pendleton, SCPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$613
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Tri-County Technical College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Tri-County Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $613
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Tri-County Technical College

How to pay for patient care technician training in South Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in South Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for patient care technician training

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.67

GI Bill for patient care technician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

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

Quick facts: Patient care technician training in South Carolina

programs with a price cost under $5,000
3 of 6
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
15th of 15
patient care technician programs here, against the typical state's 3
6 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the patient care technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Patient care technician training in Columbia, Charlotte and other South Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 in smaller cities and towns and 2 online.

Other training in South Carolina

How patient care technician training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in South Carolina

Where the South Carolina patient care technician program numbers come from

Which South Carolina patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs South Carolina approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here 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 the prices and results of South Carolina patient care technician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about patient care technician training in South Carolina

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List