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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Colorado

21 Colleges
$34,496 Avg Salary
$10,324 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was ranked 6th in Colorado. In fact, 1,611 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado.

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the most popular school in Colorado for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Community College of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Colorado. CCD is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emily Griffith Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Colorado list. Emily Griffith is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

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#5

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Out of the 21 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

With a ranking of #6, Aims Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greeley.

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Red Rocks Community 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 midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Concorde Career College - Aurora came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Colorado ranking. Concorde Career College - Aurora is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Aurora.

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#10

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

Otero Junior College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Colorado list. Otero JC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of La Junta.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2,126
Idaho 205
Montana 44
Wyoming 186

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 21 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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