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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$41,121 Avg Salary
$14,988 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our 2023 rankings named PITC Institute the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. PITC Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyncote.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Scranton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fortis Institute - Scranton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Fortis Institute - Scranton take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,919.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,262
Pennsylvania 1,952
New Jersey 1,469
Maryland 254
Delaware 208

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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