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

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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 Texas. With 4,240 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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 Texas 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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#2

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Northeast Texas Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. VGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Weslaco.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Alvin Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.

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Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

RGV Careers came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.

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With a ranking of #10, Trinity Valley 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 distant town of Athens, TVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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
Arizona 1,411
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 12 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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