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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Health School the best school in the Southwest Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Texas Health School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Autry Technology Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Autry Technology Center is a small public school located in the remote town of Enid.

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#3

Pioneer Technology Center

Ponca City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pioneer Technology Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pioneer Technology Center is a small public school located in the town of Ponca City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regional Center for Border Health. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Regional Center for Border Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Somerton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Valley Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. EVIT is a fairly small public school located in the city of Mesa.

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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. KTC McAlester is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of McAlester.

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#7

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.

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GateWay Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Pontotoc Technology Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pontotoc Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Ada.

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Southern Oklahoma Technology Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Southern Tech is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Ardmore.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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