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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico

20 Colleges
$9,491 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 New Mexico. With 424 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in New Mexico 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clovis Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque landed the # 5 spot on the list. PMI Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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Santa Fe Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Alamogordo, NMSU Alamogordo is a public college with a small student population.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Grants ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Grants is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Grants.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in New Mexico list. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054

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

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 20 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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