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

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,793 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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 Southside Virginia Community College the best school in Virginia for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Chester Career College

CHESTER, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chester Career College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of CHESTER, Richmond School of Health and Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Danville Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Virginia. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Patrick Henry Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountain Empire Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. MECC is a small public school located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap.

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#6

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Rappahannock Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Glenns, RCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Paul D Camp Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Paul D Camp Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Franklin.

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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
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
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 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).

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