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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,793 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools
Our analysis found Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Standard College of Nursing is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Falls Church.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Career College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, Eastern Virginia Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Centra College of Nursing is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Centra College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at ECPI University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Virginia. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Riverside College of Health Careers. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Newport News, Riverside College of Health Careers is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Southside Virginia 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 rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, Chester Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of CHESTER, Richmond School of Health and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Dabney S Lancaster Community College 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. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Patrick Henry Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.
Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 545 |
Georgia | 2,432 |
Arkansas | 2,094 |
North Carolina | 940 |
Florida | 4,163 |
West Virginia | 465 |
Louisiana | 1,508 |
Tennessee | 1,471 |
Alabama | 1,586 |
Kentucky | 4,114 |
Mississippi | 1,030 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Practical Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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