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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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'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.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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

#1

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Our analysis found Best Care College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Polytech Adult Education is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Access Careers. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Access Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moorestown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Paramus, Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. BOCES 2 CWD is a small public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#7

Dawn Career Institute LLC

Wilmington, DE

Dawn Career Institute LLC landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Dawn Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wilmington.

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Mercyhurst University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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With a ranking of #9, Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Iselin.

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#10

New Age Training

New York, NY

New Age Training came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, New Age Training is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges 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

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 13 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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