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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi

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$31,828 Avg Salary
$9,839 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 1,030 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Mississippi 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 analysis found Northwest Mississippi Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

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#2

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

The excellent programs at Jones County Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pearl River Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Mississippi list. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

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With a ranking of #6, Holmes Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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With a ranking of #7, Meridian Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Meridian, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Summit, SMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast 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 #8 on the list. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Booneville.

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Itawamba 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges 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
Florida 4,163
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114

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 15 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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