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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

Our analysis found Access Careers to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Access Careers is a 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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#2

Access Careers Islandia

Islandia, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Access Careers Islandia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Islandia, Access Careers Islandia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#3

New Age Training

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Age Training is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of New York, New Age Training is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dawn Career Institute LLC. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, Dawn Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in practical nursing at Dawn Career Institute, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorestown.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus 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 Paramus, Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in practical nursing at Lincoln Tech - Paramus, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. BOCES 2 CWD is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Of the 20 students majoring in practical nursing at BOCES 2 CWD, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#8

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

Polytech Adult Education came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Mercyhurst University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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#10

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Best Care College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,262
Pennsylvania 1,952
New Jersey 1,469
Maryland 254
Delaware 208

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 17 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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