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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in West Virginia

14 Colleges
$34,395 Avg Salary
$9,910 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 465 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in West 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 West 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 Roane-Jackson Technical Center to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Leroy.

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Out of the 14 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Monongalia County Technical Education Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, MTEC is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. John D Rockefeller IV Career Center is a small public school located in the rural area of New Cumberland.

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Out of the 14 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Technical Education Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayette Institute of Technology is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the small suburb of Oak Hill, Fayette Plateau Vocational Technical Center is a public college with a small student population.

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Fred W Eberle Technical Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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#7

Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

Garnet Career Center 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. Garnet Career Center is a public school located in the small city of Charleston.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

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West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in West Virginia list. WVJC Bridgeport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Bridgeport.

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Academy of Careers and Technology 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. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

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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
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

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 14 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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