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

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

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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 Kansas with 3,821 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Kansas 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 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology the most popular school in Kansas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 444 students majoring in practical nursing at JCCC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hutchinson Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.

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 Highland Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

Of the 219 students majoring in practical nursing at Highland Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Washburn Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Neosho County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

Of the 167 students majoring in practical nursing at Neosho County Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Salina Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Salina Tech is a small public school located in the town of Salina.

Of the 172 students majoring in practical nursing at Salina Tech, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Dodge City 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 #9 on the list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Dodge City.

Of the 85 students majoring in practical nursing at Dodge City Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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North Central Kansas 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 #10 on the list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

Of the 104 students majoring in practical nursing at North Central Kansas Technical College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
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

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 24 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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