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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 4,114 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Kentucky 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gateway Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 363 students majoring in practical nursing at Gateway, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Maysville Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 211 students majoring in practical nursing at Maysville Community and Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#6

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community 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 #6 on the list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

Of the 169 students majoring in practical nursing at Madisonville Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Ashland Community and 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Ashland, ACTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 264 students majoring in practical nursing at ACTC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Big Sandy Community and 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 #8 on the list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Prestonsburg.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Southcentral 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. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

Somerset Community 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 #10 on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

About 88% 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
Georgia 2,432
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Tennessee 1,471
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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