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2026 Best Practical Nursing Assistants Schools
Looking for the best Practical Nursing Assistants programs programs in the United States? Our ranking highlights 1309 schools by overall quality and student outcomes, using our 2026 methodology. The rankings below weigh factors such as graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and admissions selectivity.
So you can compare your options, Grad Degree analyzed schools to compile this 2026 ranking, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). View our full ranking methodology.
Top 25 Practical Nursing Assistants Schools in the United States
Here are the top-ranked schools:
Rivier College earned the #1 spot in this year's ranking in the United States. This private not-for-profit school is set in Nashua, NH. Roughly 51% of students complete a degree within six years here. In-state tuition and fees average $39,488. The median Practical Nursing Assistants program debt is $28,917. See the full Rivier College profile
Lancaster County Career And Technology Center came in at #2 on this year's Practical Nursing Assistants ranking in the United States. See the full Lancaster County Career And Technology Center profile
The strong Practical Nursing Assistants programs at Mid Eastctc Adult Education earned it the #3 place in the United States. See the full Mid Eastctc Adult Education profile
A rank of #4 makes Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona one of the top choices in the United States. Read more about Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona
Out of the 1309 schools in the United States in this year's ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the #5 spot. Get the full Waukesha County Technical College report
West Virginia Junior College Charleston ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the best Practical Nursing Assistants schools. See the full West Virginia Junior College Charleston profile
Kiamichi Technology Center Mcalester landed the #7 spot in the United States this year. More on Kiamichi Technology Center Mcalester
Platt College Tulsa placed #8 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read the full report on Platt College Tulsa
Yakima Valley Community College did well this year, earning the #9 position. Read the full report on Yakima Valley Community College
Cincinnati State Technical And Community College landed the #10 spot in the United States this year. Get the full Cincinnati State Technical And Community College report
Concorde Career College Aurora did well this year, earning the #11 position. Read more about Concorde Career College Aurora
Craven Community College ranked #12 on our 2026 list of the best Practical Nursing Assistants schools. More on Craven Community College
Cuny Laguardia Community College placed #13 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. More on Cuny Laguardia Community College
Galen College Of Nursing San Antonio placed #14 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read the full report on Galen College Of Nursing San Antonio
Henrico County Saint Marys Hospital School Of Practical Nursing did well this year, earning the #15 position. See the full Henrico County Saint Marys Hospital School Of Practical Nursing profile
Hunter Business School came in at #16 in this year's ranking. Read more about Hunter Business School
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc did well this year, earning the #17 position. Read more about The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
Traviss Technical College did well this year, earning the #18 position. See the full Traviss Technical College profile
Eastwick College Hackensack landed the #19 spot in the United States this year. Read more about Eastwick College Hackensack
Fortis College Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls placed #20 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read more about Fortis College Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls
High Desert Medical College came in at #21 in this year's ranking. More on High Desert Medical College
Highline Community College ranked #22 on our 2026 list of the best Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Read more about Highline Community College
Pratt Community College came in at #23 in this year's ranking. Read the full report on Pratt Community College
Ross College Canton placed #24 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. More on Ross College Canton
Stanbridge College came in at #25 in this year's ranking. Read the full report on Stanbridge College
Rest of the Top 50 Best Practical Nursing Assistants Schools in the United States
Not far behind, these schools also made the top of the list:
Bladen Community College placed #26 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read more about Bladen Community College
Caribbean University Vega Baja placed #27 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read the full report on Caribbean University Vega Baja
Community College Of Beaver County did well this year, earning the #28 position. Get the full Community College Of Beaver County report
Glendale Career College North West College Bakersfield came in at #29 in this year's ranking. Get the full Glendale Career College North West College Bakersfield report
Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College placed #30 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Get the full Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College report
Marion Technical College came in at #31 in this year's ranking. More on Marion Technical College
Central Ohio Technical College came in at #32 in this year's ranking. See the full Central Ohio Technical College profile
James Rumsey Technical Institute came in at #33 in this year's ranking. See the full James Rumsey Technical Institute profile
Maysville Community And Technical College came in at #34 in this year's ranking. More on Maysville Community And Technical College
Trinity Valley Community College did well this year, earning the #35 position. See the full Trinity Valley Community College profile
Florida State College At Jacksonville placed #36 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read more about Florida State College At Jacksonville
Institute Of Technology Salem placed #37 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. More on Institute Of Technology Salem
Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo landed the #38 spot in the United States this year. Read more about Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo
Technical Education Center Osceola landed the #39 spot in the United States this year. More on Technical Education Center Osceola
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Morristown ranked #40 on our 2026 list of the best Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Read the full report on Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Morristown
Center For Instruction Technology And Innovation Citi placed #41 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read the full report on Center For Instruction Technology And Innovation Citi
Hannah E Mullins School Of Practical Nursing placed #42 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. See the full Hannah E Mullins School Of Practical Nursing profile
Illinois Central College placed #43 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read the full report on Illinois Central College
Learning Bridge Career Institute did well this year, earning the #44 position. See the full Learning Bridge Career Institute profile
Minnesota West Community And Technical College ranked #45 on our 2026 list of the best Practical Nursing Assistants schools. Get the full Minnesota West Community And Technical College report
South Florida State College landed the #46 spot in the United States this year. Read the full report on South Florida State College
Southern State Community College did well this year, earning the #47 position. Get the full Southern State Community College report
Davis Technical College came in at #48 in this year's ranking. See the full Davis Technical College profile
Dorsey College Woodhaven placed #49 among Practical Nursing Assistants schools in the United States. Read more about Dorsey College Woodhaven
First Coast Technical College landed the #50 spot in the United States this year. See the full First Coast Technical College profile
Best Practical Nursing Assistants Schools by Degree Level
Explore rankings for a specific degree level:
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Certificate Degree Schools
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Degree Schools
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Associate’s Degree Schools
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Bachelor’s Degree Schools
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Graduate Certificate Degree Schools
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Master’s Degree Schools
- Best Practical Nursing Assistants Doctoral Degree Schools
Ranking Methodology & Notes
The ranking above is published by Grad Degree (DMS_RANKING_2023), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and admissions data drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: Dms College Quality · Scope: Nation. *Averages shown above reflect the top 1309 ranked schools only.
References
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education (core institutional data).
- College Scorecard — U.S. Department of Education (graduate earnings and outcomes data).
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