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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

107 Colleges
$35,915 Avg Salary
$11,241 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 107 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Region

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Top 15% Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Texas Health School to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Texas Health School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Autry Technology Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Autry Technology Center is a small public school located in the town of Enid.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Valley Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. EVIT is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Mesa.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Platt College - Tulsa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Platt College - Tulsa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Regional Center for Border Health ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Regional Center for Border Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Somerton.

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#7

Pioneer Technology Center

Ponca City, OK

Pioneer Technology Center ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pioneer Technology Center is a small public school located in the remote town of Ponca City.

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#8

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Baptist Health System School of Health Professions came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. KTC McAlester is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of McAlester.

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Concorde Career College - Dallas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, Concorde Career College - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#12

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#13

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #14, GateWay Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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Pontotoc Technology Center ranked #16 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pontotoc Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Ada.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
18 North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX
19 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
20 Great Plains Technology Center Lawton, OK
21 Angelina College Lufkin, TX

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

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 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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