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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools

26 Colleges
$36,698 Avg Salary
$12,299 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Mateo.

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#2

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

The excellent online programs at Unitek College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the United States. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

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The excellent online programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the United States. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Georgia Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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#5

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arlington Career Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Allen County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking. Allen Community College is a small public school located in the town of Iola.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #7, Century College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

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#8

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater 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. Located in the large suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a small student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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 26 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).

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