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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 940 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named McDowell Technical Community College the best school in North Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. McDowell Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marion.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

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Out of the 33 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Forsyth Tech take out $11,346 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sampson Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Clinton, Sampson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Gaston College

Dallas, NC

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Gaston College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Carolina Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Surry Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Brunswick Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brunswick Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bolivia.

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Durham Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Durham.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Durham Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,482.

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Richmond Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 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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