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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools

26 Colleges
$36,863 Avg Salary
$15,708 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 and 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

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Unitek College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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#5

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arlington Career Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Allen County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Allen Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Iola.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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 moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools ranking. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a small student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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