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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri

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

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 962 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

Top Missouri Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences the best school in Missouri for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Southeast Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bolivar Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Bolivar Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.

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#3

Waynesville Career Center

Waynesville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesville Career Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Waynesville, Waynesville Technical Academy is a public college with a small student population.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Waynesville Career Center Report

#4

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Crowder College Report

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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

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 4 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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