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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

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

Top 15% Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Health School the best school in the Southwest Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Texas Health School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region 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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The excellent programs at Autry Technology Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Southwest Region . Autry Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Enid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Valley Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. EVIT is a small public school located in the city of Mesa.

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The excellent programs at Platt College - Tulsa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Southwest Region . Platt College - Tulsa is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Regional Center for Border Health came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Regional Center for Border Health is a fairly 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pioneer Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Ponca City.

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#8

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of San Antonio, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. KTC McAlester is a fairly small public school located in the town of McAlester.

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Concorde Career College - Dallas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Dallas, Concorde Career College - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#12

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college 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 distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school 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 landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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With a ranking of #16, Pontotoc Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. 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

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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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