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

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

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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 Minnesota with 2,176 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota West Community and Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 194 students majoring in practical nursing at Minnesota West, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Paul College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 168 students majoring in practical nursing at Saint Paul College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 114 students majoring in practical nursing at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Of the 128 students majoring in practical nursing at Anoka Technical College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Inver Hills Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Dakota County 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

About 87% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Pine 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 town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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
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

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 25 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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