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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington

26 Colleges
$41,381 Avg Salary
$10,584 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 649 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Washington to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bates Technical College the most popular school in Washington for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Skagit Valley College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

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The excellent programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#4

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Out of the 26 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Green River College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, GRC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Out of the 26 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

Whatcom Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Bellingham Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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With a ranking of #8, Edmonds Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Edmonds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lynnwood.

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#9

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Centralia College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,037
Oregon 409
Nevada 622
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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