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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Maine

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Maine

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$22,282 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, 34 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing & nursing assistants students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Maine ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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 Maine.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Maine Community College the most popular school in Maine for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northern Maine Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maine College of Health Professions is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Maine College of Health Professions Report

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 627
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

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 2 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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