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In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1,270 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unitek College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.
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The excellent programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the United States. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.
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Out of the 1,270 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Hondros College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Hondros College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Madison Area Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.
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College of Lake County landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Columbus State Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #16 on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.
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Mountainland Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #18 on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
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Davis Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.
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With a ranking of #20, Access Careers did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Access Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.
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Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #21 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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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #22 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
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With a ranking of #23, William Rainey Harper College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.
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Johnson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1270 different United States practical nursing & nursing assistants schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools award.
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region
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Other Related Practical Nursing Programs
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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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