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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$37,423 Avg Salary
$11,714 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Allen Community College is a small public school located in the town of Iola.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

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The excellent online programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent online programs at State Fair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 9 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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