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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.

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.

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 small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Somerton.

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Out of the 15 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, East Valley Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. EVIT is a fairly small public school located in the city of Mesa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend GateWay Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#4

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #6, Mesa 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 large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Pima Medical Institute - Mesa did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Mesa, PMI Mesa is a private for-profit college with a 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 school with a medium-sized student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - East Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Mesa, PMI East Valley is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Cochise County Community College District 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. 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 Colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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