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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,270 practical nursing and 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 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Oregon Coast Community College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Oregon Coast Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

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#2

Butte College

Oroville, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Butte College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

California Career Institute

Garden Grove, CA

Out of the 40 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Career Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Garden Grove, California Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Nurses Educational Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. California Nurses Educational Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Palm Springs.

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#6

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

With a ranking of #6, College of the Sequoias did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

With a ranking of #7, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Centralia College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Centralia College is a small public school located in the distant town of Centralia.

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#9

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cuesta College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

High Desert Medical College

Lancaster, CA

High Desert Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, High Desert Medical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 649
California 8,037
Oregon 409
Nevada 622
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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).

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