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

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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 Arizona. With 1,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona

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

Our 2023 rankings named Regional Center for Border Health the best school in Arizona for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Regional Center for Border Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Somerton.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Valley Institute of Technology is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. EVIT is a small public school located in the city of Mesa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend GateWay Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Out of the 15 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Arizona College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona 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 Pima Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the large city of Mesa, PMI Mesa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Arizona Western College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - East Valley 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mesa, PMI East Valley is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Cochise County Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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