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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Illinois with 5,858 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Our 2023 rankings named College of Lake County the most popular school in Illinois for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 54 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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#3

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kaskaskia College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 54 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Land Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

Out of the 54 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John A Logan College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public school with a small student population.

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Heartland Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Heartland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. COD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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#9

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Southwestern Illinois College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,324
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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