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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 4,114 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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 Jefferson Community and Technical College to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gateway Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madisonville Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Cumberland, Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

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Maysville Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

With a ranking of #9, Hopkinsville Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hopkinsville.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 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 #10 on the list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools 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
Florida 4,163
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Tennessee 1,471
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 16 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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