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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington

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$41,381 Avg Salary
$10,584 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 649 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Centralia College the best school in Washington for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#3

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

The excellent programs at Whatcom Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Washington. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

The excellent programs at Olympic College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Washington. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

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Tacoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the remote town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

Skagit Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

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Bellingham Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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Renton Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Renton.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,037
Oregon 409
Nevada 622
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

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

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 13 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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