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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona

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$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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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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Out of the 25 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yavapai College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Yavapai College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - East Valley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Mesa, PMI East Valley is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Regional Center for Border Health ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona list. 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Mesa, PMI Mesa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Brookline College - Phoenix ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college 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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