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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

40 Colleges
$40,538 Avg Salary
$14,376 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,952 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our analysis found Eastern Center for Arts and Technology to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Willow Grove, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franklin County Career and Technology Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Chambersburg, Franklin County Career and Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend PITC Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Wyncote, PITC Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Area Career & Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Canonsburg, Western Area Career & Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Chester County Intermediate Unit helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Downingtown, Chester County Intermediate Unit is a public college with a small student population.

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Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Lebanon.

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Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Lewistown, Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Hazleton Area Career Center

Hazle TWP., PA

Hazleton Area Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Hazleton Area Career Center is a small public school located in the small suburb of Hazle TWP..

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Indiana County Technology Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. ICTC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Indiana.

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Greene County Career and Technology Center ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Waynesburg, Greene County Vocational-Technical School is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,262
New Jersey 1,469
Maryland 254
Delaware 208

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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