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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina

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$40,153 Avg Salary
$9,992 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 940 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in North Carolina 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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Our analysis found Davidson County Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Forsyth Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#4

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Out of the 47 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gaston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at McDowell Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. McDowell Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marion.

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Richmond Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Durham Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

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Central Carolina Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the suburb of Hudson, CCCTI 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
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 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 28 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).

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