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

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

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Iowa with 1,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in Iowa for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Iowa Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

Of the 116 students majoring in practical nursing at North Iowa Area Community College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community 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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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 6 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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