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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 4,163 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 69 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Suncoast Technical College the best school in Florida for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing-Plantation General Hospital. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing-Plantation General Hospital 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 North Florida Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the distant town of Starke, North Florida Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cape Coral Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Cape Coral Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Cape Coral.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach 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. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenacres.

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Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of Orlando, OTC Orlando is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a small public school located in the suburb of Clearwater.

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Herzing University - Winter Park 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. Herzing University - Winter Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

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First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

First Coast Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine, First Coast Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
11 Marion Technical College Ocala, FL
12 Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs, FL
13 Taylor College Belleview, FL

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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).

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