2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,793 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Virginia to see which programs were the most popular 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 Virginia
Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.
Top 10 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools
Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia list. Standard College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Falls Church.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southside Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rappahannock Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Glenns, RCC is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chester Career College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of CHESTER, Richmond School of Health and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Mountain Empire Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. MECC is a small public school located in the town of Big Stone Gap.
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With a ranking of #7, Centra College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Centra College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Danville 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. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Riverside College of Health Careers did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Newport News, Riverside College of Health Careers is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Fortis College - Norfolk ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia list. Fortis College - Norfolk is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Norfolk.
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 |
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Georgia | 2,432 |
South Carolina | 545 |
Arkansas | 2,094 |
North Carolina | 940 |
Florida | 4,163 |
West Virginia | 465 |
Louisiana | 1,508 |
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 |
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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 Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 26 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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