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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

47 Colleges
$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.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

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 college 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 large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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The excellent programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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#4

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

The excellent programs at Gaston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 47 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, McDowell Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. McDowell Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marion.

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With a ranking of #6, Richmond Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #7, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. 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
Georgia 2,432
South Carolina 545
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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