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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You
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.
The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 576 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Of the 2,600 students majoring in practical nursing at Ivy Tech Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Out of the 576 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.
Of the 480 students majoring in practical nursing at NWTC, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 576 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 487 students majoring in practical nursing at WCTC, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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College of Lake County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Madison Area Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Moraine Park Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.
About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
Women make up 84% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Access Careers did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Access Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.
Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, Mountainland Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #12, Columbus State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.
About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
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With a ranking of #14, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Davis Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.
Women make up 80% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Northcentral Technical College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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William Rainey Harper College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.
Of the 588 students majoring in practical nursing at Harper College, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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With a ranking of #19, Johnson County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
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With a ranking of #21, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.
About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.
About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.
Of the 363 students majoring in practical nursing at Gateway, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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With a ranking of #25, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 194 students majoring in practical nursing at Minnesota West, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 576 different United States practical nursing & nursing assistants schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants by Region
View the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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