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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 a degree or certificate, 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 Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 69 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Nevada the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in practical nursing at CSN, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#2

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at College of the Sequoias helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 69 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

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#4

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, CA

Out of the 69 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Healthcare Career College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Healthcare Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Paramount.

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#5

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nevada College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in practical nursing at WNC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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High Desert Medical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, High Desert Medical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 111 students majoring in practical nursing at Riverside City College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Great Basin College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#10

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA
11 California Nurses Educational Institute Palm Springs, CA
13 Olympic College Bremerton, WA

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 649
California 8,037
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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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