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Home Health Aide Training in South Carolina

How to become a home health aide in South Carolina: the routes that qualify you, who regulates home health agencies in South Carolina, pay, free training options, and all 93 state-approved CNA programs, since a CNA certification also qualifies you as a home health aide.

$14.48median hourly pay for South Carolina home health and personal care aides

75 hrsminimum home health aide training under federal rules

93state-approved CNA programs listed below

40,750home health and personal care aides working in South Carolina

Your route

Two ways to qualify as a home health aide in South Carolina

Home health agencies in South Carolina are licensed by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must use aides who completed one of the federally approved routes. These are the two most common.

Fastest route

Become a CNA first

CNA

Finish a state-approved CNA program (listed below) and pass the state exam.
Under federal rules, a CNA in good standing on the state registry qualifies as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.
It also lets you work in nursing homes, where South Carolina CNAs earn a median $17.90 an hour.

Agency route

Home health aide training

75 hrs

At least 75 hours, including 16 hours of supervised hands-on practice.
Often run by home health agencies, which may train you if they hire you.
Then pass a competency evaluation given by a registered nurse.

Why we list CNA programs: under federal rules, a state-approved CNA program plus good standing on the South Carolina nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our South Carolina CNA guide.

The steps

How to become a home health aide in South Carolina

The general path for most new aides.

Pick your routeCNA training if you want the most options, or a home health aide course through an agency.
Complete the trainingAt least 75 hours with 16 hands-on, or your state’s CNA hours.
Pass the evaluationA competency evaluation for aides, or the state CNA exam.
Apply to agenciesAgencies check your training and, for CNAs, the state registry before you start.

Keep your hours up. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training a year, and if you go 24 months in a row without paid aide work, you must retrain.

Home health aide vs. CNA

Home health aide or CNA in South Carolina?

The two jobs overlap, but the settings and pay differ.

	Home health aide	CNA
Where you work	Clients’ homes, through home health and hospice agencies	Nursing homes and hospitals
Training	75 hours federal minimum, or a CNA certification	State-approved CNA program
Official record	Your agency’s training and competency records	The South Carolina nurse aide registry
Median pay (SC)	$14.48 an hour*	$17.90 an hour

*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 40,750 of them work in South Carolina.

Help paying

Free and funded training in South Carolina

Ways to cover the cost of training.

Get hired first

Many home health agencies train aides they hire, and nursing homes that hire you can’t charge you for CNA training under federal rules.

Grants and Job Corps

SC Works (WIOA): Your local SC Works center can pay for approved training if you're unemployed, laid off, or low-income. scworks.org

State-approved CNA programs in South Carolina

All 93 programs from our South Carolina CNA guide. Finishing one, passing the exam, and staying in good standing on the state registry also qualifies you as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.

93 programs

Program	City	County	Phone
Advantage Academy	Florence	Florence	(843) 664-8465
Agape Health Services	Irmo	Richland	(803) 553-8322
Aiken Technical College	Aiken	Aiken	(803) 508-7280
AllHeart Allied Health Education Center	Sumter	Sumter	(803) 773-1800
Antioch Educational Center	Ridgeland	Jasper	(843) 645-9400
C.M. Tucker Jr. Nursing Care Center	Columbia	Richland	(803) 935-5715
Care Solutions	Lancaster	Lancaster	Call the program
Caring Hands	Inman	Spartanburg	(864) 285-7389
Carmichael Medical Training	Mount Pleasant	Charleston	(843) 532-2492
Carolina Career Institute	Columbia	Richland	(803) 786-1120
Carolina Nursing Assistant Program Academy	Columbia	Richland	(803) 543-8349
Casanias Healthcare Academy	Columbia	Richland	(864) 838-2936
Central Carolina Technical College	Sumter	Sumter	(803) 778-7837
Columbia Hands of Hope	Columbia	Richland	(803) 586-8499
Denmark Technical College	Denmark	Bamberg	(803) 793-5153
Essential Healthcare Services	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 434-4939
Excellence in Healthcare	Columbia	Richland	Call the program
Faith Healthcare Center	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 923-1870
Florence-Darlington Technical College	Florence	Florence	(843) 661-8221
Florence-Darlington Technical College (Mullins)	Mullins	Marion	(843) 413-2724
Franklin Home Health Agency	Marion	Marion	(843) 765-3212
Greenville Technical College	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 250-3639
Greenwood Medical Academy	Greenwood	Greenwood	(864) 538-0825
Hazel's Heart Health Care Academy	Columbia	Richland	(803) 238-5193
Health Tech Nursing Assistant Training	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 607-8756
Heartland of Union	Union	Union	(941) 993-2584
Honorage Nursing Center	Florence	Florence	(843) 665-6173
Hope Center Nurse Aide Program	Graniteville	Aiken	(803) 507-2945
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Myrtle Beach	Horry	(843) 349-7528
How to Be a Nurse Assistant	Rock Hill	York	(803) 366-7133
Ignite Healthcare Institute	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 458-3590
Inspire Health Medical Institute	Myrtle Beach	Horry	(843) 385-4020
Integrity Healthcare Training Center	North Charleston	Charleston	(843) 737-3570
Intrepid Healthcare Training	Rock Hill	York	(803) 366-1122
Lancaster Health and Rehab	Lancaster	Lancaster	(864) 923-1870
Latrice D. Ferguson Healthcare Institute	Walterboro	Colleton	(843) 782-4646
Legacy	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 992-3883
Level Up Healthcare Academy	Cayce	Lexington	(980) 428-3319
Lexington District 3 Lifelong Learning Center	Batesburg-Leesville	Lexington	(803) 532-2147
Loris Rehab and Nursing Center	Loris	Horry	(843) 858-3916
Lowcountry Medical Training Center	Kingstree	Williamsburg	(844) 401-4216
Magnolia Manor of Greenville	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 923-1870
Magnolia Manor of Greenwood	Greenwood	Greenwood	(864) 923-1870
Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 923-1870
Martha Franks Retirement Community	Laurens	Laurens	(864) 984-4541
Medford Nursing Center	Darlington	Darlington	(843) 858-3916
MedTech, Inc.	Columbia	Richland	(803) 731-2824
Mid-Carolina AHEC	Lancaster	Lancaster	(803) 286-4121
Midlands Technical College (Continuing Education)	Winnsboro	Fairfield	(803) 466-7914
Midlands Technical College (Nursing Division)	West Columbia	Lexington	(803) 822-4995
MUSC Health Pee Dee Division	Florence	Florence	(843) 674-6987
Next Level Healthcare Institute	Rock Hill	York	(803) 205-0300
NHC HealthCare Anderson	Anderson	Anderson	(864) 226-8356
NHC HealthCare Bluffton	Bluffton	Beaufort	(843) 705-8220
NHC HealthCare Charleston	Charleston	Charleston	(803) 222-5555
NHC HealthCare Clinton	Clinton	Laurens	(864) 833-2550
NHC HealthCare Garden City	Murrells Inlet	Georgetown	(843) 650-2213
NHC HealthCare Greenville	Greer	Greenville	(864) 458-7566
NHC HealthCare Greenwood	Greenwood	Greenwood	(864) 223-1950
NHC HealthCare Laurens	Laurens	Laurens	(864) 984-6584
NHC HealthCare Mauldin	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 275-0372
NHC HealthCare North Augusta	North Augusta	Aiken	(803) 278-4272
North Augusta (Initial Certification Approval)	North Augusta	Aiken	(803) 278-2170
Northeastern Technical College	Cheraw	Chesterfield	(843) 921-6925
Nursing Diversity Academy	Ridgeland	Jasper	Call the program
Nursing Unlimited Aide Training Center	Columbia	Richland	(803) 556-0343
Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 923-1870
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	(803) 535-1359
PACS Nurse Aide Training	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 436-6613
Patch Career Institute	North Charleston	Charleston	(843) 744-1249
Peachtree Nurse Aide Academy	Gaffney	Cherokee	(864) 487-2717
Physical Rehab and Wellness Center	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 923-1870
Piedmont Technical College	Greenwood	Greenwood	(864) 941-8426
Professional Development & Training Services	Lugoff	Kershaw	(803) 572-0780
Professional Medical Training Center	Florence	Florence	(843) 678-9135
PruittHealth Blythewood	Columbia	Richland	(803) 382-2300
PruittHealth Dillon	Dillon	Dillon	(843) 774-2741
Revived Medical Training Academy	Florence	Florence	(404) 551-6686
Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home	Anderson	Anderson	(864) 261-6734
Spartanburg Community College	Gaffney	Cherokee	(864) 592-4497
Spartanburg Medical Center	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	(864) 560-6874
Step It Up Medical Training	Columbia	Richland	(803) 873-2501
Superior Healthcare Training Center	Rock Hill	York	(843) 263-5736
Tarts CPR and Learning Center	Columbia	Richland	Call the program
Technical College of the Lowcountry	Beaufort	Beaufort	(843) 525-8368
Tri-County Technical College	Pendleton	Anderson	(864) 646-1331
Trident Technical College (Continuing Education)	North Charleston	Charleston	(843) 574-6024
Unique Hands of Care	Greenville	Greenville	(864) 607-8756
Veterans Victory House	Walterboro	Colleton	(843) 538-3000
Village Career Center NA Program	Abbeville	Abbeville	(864) 902-4433
White Oak Manor York	York	York	(803) 684-0035
Williamsburg Technical College	Kingstree	Williamsburg	(843) 355-4123
York Technical College	Rock Hill	York	(803) 981-7732

Tip: ask each program whether it also offers a home health aide add-on. For details, costs, and exam steps, see our South Carolina CNA guide.

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FAQ

South Carolina home health aide questions

Short answers to what people ask most.

Does South Carolina certify home health aides?

Home health aides in South Carolina work for home health agencies licensed by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Medicare and Medicaid agencies must hire aides who meet the federal training and competency rules. Ask the agency you're applying to which credential it requires.

How do I become a home health aide in South Carolina?

The two most common routes are completing a 75-hour home health aide training and competency evaluation, or becoming a CNA. Federal rules count a CNA in good standing on the South Carolina nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.

How much do home health aides make in South Carolina?

The median pay for home health and personal care aides in South Carolina is $14.48 an hour, about $30,110 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. South Carolina CNAs earn a median $17.90 an hour.

Can a CNA work as a home health aide?

Yes, for Medicare and Medicaid home health agencies, if the CNA completed a state-approved program and is listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.

Do home health aides need yearly training?

Yes. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months for aides at Medicare and Medicaid agencies.

Sources: South Carolina Department of Public Health; our South Carolina CNA guide (state-approved program list); 42 CFR 484.80, Home health aide services; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Last checked October 2026. See something out of date? Report a correction.