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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Georgia

24 Colleges
$34,173 Avg Salary
$8,498 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was ranked 6th in Georgia. In fact, 2,432 were awarded in the state 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.

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 Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Georgia

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Oconee Fall Line Technical College the best school in Georgia for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Coastal Pines Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College 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 Athens Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Georgia list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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The excellent programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Georgia. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chattahoochee Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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#7

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA

With a ranking of #7, Lanier Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Lanier Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Gainesville.

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Southern Regional Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Georgia list. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

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#10

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

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 24 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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