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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You
With 85,339 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 376 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Trade Schools in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.
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The excellent programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
Out of the 376 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Maysville Community and 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Gateway Community and 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.
Infinity College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Infinity College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.
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Madisonville Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.
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With a ranking of #10, Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the small city of Ashland, ACTC is a public school with a small student population.
Arkansas State University - Newport 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. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
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Central Georgia 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 #12 on the list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Arkansas State University Three Rivers 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 town of Malvern, ASU Three Rivers is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Coastal Pines Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Waycross.
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Southern Regional Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Big Sandy Community and 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 #16 on the list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.
Louisiana Delta Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
With a ranking of #19, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.
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Northwest Mississippi 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 #20 on the list. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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South Florida Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Northshore Technical Community College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.
Somerset 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 #23 on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.
Ozarka College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Ozarka College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Melbourne.
Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, OTC Orlando is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 376 different Southeast practical nursing & nursing assistants schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Jones County Junior College | Ellisville, MS |
| 52 | Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin, GA |
| 53 | Suncoast Technical College | Sarasota, FL |
| 53 | Savannah Technical College | Savannah, GA |
| 55 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College | Minden, LA |
| 56 | Wallace Community College, Dothan | Dothan, AL |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State
Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,432 |
| South Carolina | 545 |
| Arkansas | 2,094 |
| North Carolina | 940 |
| Florida | 4,163 |
| West Virginia | 465 |
| Louisiana | 1,508 |
| Virginia | 1,793 |
| Alabama | 1,586 |
| Kentucky | 4,114 |
| Tennessee | 1,471 |
| Mississippi | 1,030 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.