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

23 Colleges
$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 analysis found Jersey College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Teterboro, Jersey College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Located in the 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 small private for-profit school located in the large 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 small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cherry Hill.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prism Career Institute, West Atlantic City. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of West Atlantic City, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the 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

With a ranking of #7, Union County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Eastwick College - Hackensack ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the 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 fairly 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 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 suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college 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 Schools 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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