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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona

25 Colleges
$34,322 Avg Salary
$9,485 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 Arizona. With 1,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona.

Our 2023 rankings named GateWay Community College the most popular school in Arizona for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#2

Coconino Community College

Flagstaff, AZ

Out of the 25 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Coconino Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Coconino Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Flagstaff.

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The excellent programs at Glendale Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Arizona. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 25 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Yavapai College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

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The excellent programs at Mesa Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - East Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mesa, PMI East Valley is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Regional Center for Border Health did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Regional Center for Border Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Somerton.

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Pima 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. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa 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 large city of Mesa, PMI Mesa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Brookline College - Phoenix 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 large city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

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 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.

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