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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

Our analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Moorestown, Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in practical nursing at Lincoln Tech - Moorestown, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Paramus.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Best Care College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Best Care College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Orange.

Of the 15 students majoring in practical nursing at Best Care College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Iselin, Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 80% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 4 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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