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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas

57 Colleges
$37,434 Avg Salary
$11,169 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 4,240 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Health School the best school in Texas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Texas Health School is a fairly 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 Texas list. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a great place 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 fairly small student population.

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Out of the 57 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, Concorde Career College - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Panola College

Carthage, TX

With a ranking of #7, Panola College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

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#9

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

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#10

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College 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. NCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Gainesville.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
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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