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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 940 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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 2023 rankings named South Piedmont Community College the best school in North Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alamance Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Surry Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Davidson County Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Richmond Community 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Cleveland Community 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 #7 on the list. Cleveland Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shelby.

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Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Johnston Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Johnston Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Smithfield.

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Southwestern Community 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. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
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 15 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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