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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$40,663 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

#1

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Access Careers the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Access Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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#2

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jersey College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jersey College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teterboro.

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#3

Access Careers Islandia

Islandia, NY

Out of the 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Access Careers Islandia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Islandia, Access Careers Islandia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, IGH is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

New Age Training

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New Age Training did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of New York, New Age Training is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorestown.

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#8

Erie 1 BOCES

West Seneca, NY

Erie 1 BOCES did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Erie 1 BOCES is a small public school located in the suburb of West Seneca.

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Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hicksville, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a public college with a small student population.

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Prism Career Institute, Philadelphia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Paramus, Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Brentwood, NY

Eastern Suffolk BOCES came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Brentwood, Eastern Suffolk BOCES is a public college with a small student population.

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Prism Career Institute, Cherry Hill landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Prism Career Institute, West Atlantic City ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Prism Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of West Atlantic City.

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With a ranking of #15, Albany BOCES - Adult Practical Nursing Program did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Albany BOCES - Adult Practical Nursing Program is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Albany.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Iselin.

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Dawn Career Institute LLC did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, Dawn Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Lancaster County Career and Technology Center landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Willow Street, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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#19

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union County College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cranford.

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Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the rural area of Ford City, Lenape Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Milton, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Newark, NY
23 Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Elmira, NY
23 Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona, PA
25 Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Batavia, NY
26 Eastern Center for Arts and Technology Willow Grove, PA
27 Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool, NY
28 Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School Lebanon, PA
28 Falcon Institute of Health And Science Bethlehem, PA

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,262
Pennsylvania 1,952
New Jersey 1,469
Maryland 254
Delaware 208

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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