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

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

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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 Texas. With 4,240 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Texas 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

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

Our 2023 rankings named RGV Careers the most popular school in Texas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Arlington Career Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Texas Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the remote town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 70 students majoring in practical nursing at South Texas College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Texas Health School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Texas Health School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 40 students majoring in practical nursing at Texas Health School, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Trinity Valley 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, TVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in practical nursing at St Philip's College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#9

South Texas Training Center

San Benito, TX

South Texas Training Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. South Texas Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Benito.

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

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#10

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas 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. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in practical nursing at NTCC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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