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

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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 1,508 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

Our analysis found Infinity College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 11 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Delta Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in practical nursing at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in practical nursing at NLTCC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Learning Bridge Career Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Learning Bridge Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Houma.

Of the 33 students majoring in practical nursing at Learning Bridge Career Institute, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Fletcher Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Healthcare Training Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Healthcare Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenner.

About 67% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Compass Career College

Hammond, LA

Compass Career College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the small suburb of Hammond, Compass Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Central Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% 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 Colleges 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
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

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 11 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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