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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas

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$37,434 Avg Salary
$11,169 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 Texas. With 4,240 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in Texas 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.

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

Our analysis found Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#2

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

Out of the 67 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, RGV Careers landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

Arlington Career Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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El Paso 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 city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. NCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Gainesville.

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#10

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Health School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Texas Health School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
12 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
13 Lamar State College - Orange Orange, TX

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
Arizona 1,411
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).

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