2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received their degrees and certificates, 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 396 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Best Care College the best school in the United States for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Polytech Adult Education. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public college with a small student population.
Out of the 396 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Access Careers landed the # 3 spot on the list. Access Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Health School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Texas Health School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dixie Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the city of Saint George.
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Madison Area Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Moraine Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.
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Miami Valley Career Technology Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Miami Valley CTC is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Englewood.
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With a ranking of #9, Washburn Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.
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Career Center of Southern Illinois ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Red Bud, Beck School of Practical Nursing is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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Cape Coral Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
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With a ranking of #13, Suncoast Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Suncoast Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Sarasota.
North Florida Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. North Florida Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Starke.
Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Oakton Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #17, Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. OTC Orlando is a fairly small public school located in the city of Orlando.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Blackhawk Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. BTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Janesville.
Red Rocks Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
Autry Technology Center came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Autry Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Enid.
Apollo Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Apollo JVS is a public school with a small student population.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
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William Rainey Harper College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.
College of Lake County came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rest of the Top Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 396 different United States practical nursing & nursing assistants schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City, IA |
| 52 | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston, MA |
| 53 | Marion Technical College | Ocala, FL |
| 54 | Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus | Paramus, NJ |
| 55 | Infinity College | Lafayette, LA |
| 56 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
| 57 | Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton | Shelton, CT |
| 58 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington, KY |
| 59 | Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students that almost earned our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City, KS |
| 61 | Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL |
| 62 | School Removed | |
| 63 | GateWay Community College | Phoenix, AZ |
| 64 | High Desert Medical College | Lancaster, CA |
| 65 | Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development | Rochester, NY |
| 66 | Pontotoc Technology Center | Ada, OK |
| 67 | Dawn Career Institute LLC | Newark, DE |
| 68 | Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion, OH |
| 69 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City, IA |
| 70 | Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross, GA |
| 71 | Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville, GA |
| 72 | School Removed | |
| 73 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College | Minden, LA |
| 74 | Angeles College | Los Angeles, CA |
| 75 | Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS |
| 76 | Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia, KS |
| 77 | Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers, FL |
| 78 | Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins, GA |
| 79 | Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls, MN |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
| 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 25 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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