Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified South Carolina facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the South Carolina Board of Nursing (SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) and the SC Technical College System, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
South Carolina facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The South Carolina Board of Nursing, under SC LLR, licenses LPNs, RNs and APRNs and surveys and approves pre-licensure nursing programs. (source)
- Board of Nursing. The Board publishes lists of board-approved practical nursing and registered nursing programs. (source)
- Licensure background check. South Carolina requires all nursing applicants to submit a fingerprint-based criminal background check, with fingerprint instructions sent by the Board after the application is received. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. In its 2024-25 budget presentation, the SC Technical College System reported 16 main campuses and 64 satellite campuses. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Program directors and clinical coordinators often check student documents by hand, on top of teaching. Every rejected upload has to be caught, explained and checked again. Having each upload reviewed within 24 hours, with a note that says exactly what to fix, takes that loop off your desk. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps South Carolina programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the South Carolina Board of Nursing (SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Board of Nursing (SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation). Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does South Carolina require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
South Carolina requires all nursing applicants to submit a fingerprint-based criminal background check, with fingerprint instructions sent by the Board after the application is received. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is South Carolina’s community and technical college system?
In its 2024-25 budget presentation, the SC Technical College System reported 16 main campuses and 64 satellite campuses.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the South Carolina Board of Nursing (SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- SC Board of Nursing | SCLLR
- Board Approved Nursing Programs | SCLLR
- SC Board of Nursing - RN licensure
- SC Technical College System Budget Request 2024-25 (SC House Ways and Means)
This page summarizes South Carolina agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.