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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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In 2020-2021, 84,270 practical nursing and 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which online basic certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the most popular online school in the United States for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

Of the 176 students majoring in practical nursing at CGTC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Arlington Career Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Allen County Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Allen Community College is a small public school located in the town of Iola.

Of the 69 students majoring in practical nursing at Allen Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Century College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, South Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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State Fair Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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