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Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in California

4 Colleges
$40,743 Avg Salary
$17,185 Avg Student Debt

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 8,037 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 California.

Our 2023 rankings named Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts the most popular online school in California for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Mateo.

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#2

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unitek College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in California list. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.

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#3

National University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in California list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Antelope Valley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 649
Oregon 409
Nevada 622
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

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 4 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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