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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 1,508 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana

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Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best school in Louisiana for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Central Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

The excellent programs at Infinity College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Delta College - Slidell Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the small suburb of Slidell, Delta College - Slidell Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Delta College Inc

Covington, LA

Delta College Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Delta College Inc is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Covington.

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With a ranking of #8, Delta College of Arts & Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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SOWELA Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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Northshore Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
Virginia 1,793
West Virginia 465
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
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

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 18 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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