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

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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 Ohio with 4,902 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami Valley Career Technology Center the best school in Ohio for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Miami Valley CTC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Englewood.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Apollo Career Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Lima, Apollo JVS is a public 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 Wayne County Schools Career Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio list. Wayne County Schools Career Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Smithville.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tri-Rivers Career Center is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Tri-Rivers Career Center is a small public school located in the town of Marion.

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#5

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

Brecksville, OH

Out of the 20 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brecksville, CVCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

With a ranking of #6, Knox County Career Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Knox Technical Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Mount Vernon.

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Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the distant town of Chillicothe, Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

EHOVE Career Center

Milan, OH

EHOVE 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 #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Milan, EHOVE Career Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Canton, Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education is a public school with a small student population.

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Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Jefferson.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Illinois 5,858

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 20 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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