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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the New England Region

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the New England 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Lincoln Tech - Lincoln is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lincoln.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vermont Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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Greater Lowell Technical School 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 Tyngsboro, Greater Lowell Technical School is a public school with a small student population.

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Harmony Health Care Institute 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. Harmony Health Care Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Merrimack.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 627
Maine 34
Connecticut 587
Rhode Island 227
New Hampshire 71
Vermont 147

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).

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