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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois

44 Colleges
$33,742 Avg Salary
$9,093 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Illinois with 5,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois

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Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Our analysis found Verve College to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Verve College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Oak Brook.

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#2

Ambria College of Nursing

Hoffman Estates, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ambria College of Nursing is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Ambria College of Nursing is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Hoffman Estates.

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Out of the 44 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Area School of Practical Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. CASPN is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MDT College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois list. ATS Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Career Center of Southern Illinois is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Red Bud, Beck School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton 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 Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.

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William Rainey Harper College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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CALC Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the small suburb of Alton, CALC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

State Career College

Gurnee, IL

With a ranking of #10, State Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Gurnee, SCC is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902

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 25 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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