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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Jersey

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$42,600 Avg Salary
$14,466 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in New Jersey 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.

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

#1

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Jersey College the most popular school in New Jersey for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Teterboro, Jersey College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Moorestown, Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Paramus.

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The excellent programs at Prism Career Institute, Cherry Hill helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Prism Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.

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Out of the 23 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Prism Career Institute, West Atlantic City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of West Atlantic City, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Iselin, Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union County 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. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastwick College - Hackensack did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.

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With a ranking of #9, Morris County Vocational School District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Morris County School of Technology is a small public school located in the suburb of Denville.

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#10

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Berkeley College - Woodland Park ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 23 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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