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

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 4,163 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in Florida 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 Florida

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 Cape Coral Technical College the best school in Florida for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Cape Coral Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Cape Coral.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Suncoast Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Florida Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the distant town of Starke, North Florida Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Orlando, OTC Orlando is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical Institute of Palm Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

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Marion Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Ocala, MTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Fort Myers Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Fort Myers, Fort Myers Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Lake Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Lake Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Eustis.

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Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.

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With a ranking of #10, Lorenzo Walker Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Naples.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 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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