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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 4,163 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 97 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 2023 rankings named South Florida Institute of Technology the most popular school in Florida for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Orlando, OTC Orlando is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Technical College - Winter Park Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, OTC Winter Park is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Suncoast Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Sheridan Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hollywood.

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Medical Institute of Palm Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenacres.

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Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Altamonte Springs, Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Lorenzo Walker Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Naples.

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Florida Vocational Institute ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida Vocational Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Marion Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Ocala, MTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Fort Myers Technical College

Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Fort Myers, Fort Myers Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the state of Florida that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
15 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
15 International Training Careers Miami, FL
17 Gwinnett Institute Orlando, FL
18 Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey, FL
19 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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