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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

29 Colleges
$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Illinois with 5,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Our analysis found Verve College to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Verve College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Oak Brook.

Practical Nursing majors at Verve College take out an average of $11,051 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Ambria College of Nursing

Hoffman Estates, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ambria College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Ambria College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Hoffman Estates.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Ambria College of Nursing take out $8,998 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 29 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Area School of Practical Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. CASPN is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from CASPN carry an average student debtload of $8,716.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at MDT College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Illinois. ATS Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at ATS Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $18,737 in student debt.

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Out of the 29 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Career Center of Southern Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Red Bud, Beck School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Beck School of Practical Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,135.

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CALC Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Alton, CALC is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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William Rainey Harper College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Harper College take out $9,689 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#8

State Career College

Gurnee, IL

State Career College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Gurnee, SCC is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Joliet Junior College take out $8,912 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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