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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 4,163 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 57 schools in Florida 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South Florida Institute of Technology the most popular school in Florida for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 265 students majoring in practical nursing at South Florida Institute of Technology, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Orange Technical College - Winter Park Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, OTC Winter Park is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in practical nursing at OTC Winter Park, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Orlando, OTC Orlando is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Medical Institute of Palm Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Florida. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

Of the 134 students majoring in practical nursing at Medical Institute of Palm Beach, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Palm Beach State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 1% are male.

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Florida Vocational Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida Vocational Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.

Of the 74 students majoring in practical nursing at Indian River State College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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International Training Careers ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. International Training Careers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Fort Myers Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Fort Myers, Fort Myers Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Cape Coral Technical College

Cape Coral, FL

Cape Coral Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Cape Coral Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized city of Cape Coral.

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

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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 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).

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