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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Illinois with 5,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Career Center of Southern Illinois the best school in Illinois for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Red Bud, Beck School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakton Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 39 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harper College is a large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Out of the 39 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

State Career College

Gurnee, IL

Out of the 39 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, State Career College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Gurnee, SCC is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Black Hawk College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. BHC is a small public school located in the small city of Moline.

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Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902

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

Majors Similar 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).

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