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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
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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 2023 rankings named Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio the most popular school in Texas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend RGV Careers. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 67 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large 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 midsize 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

Arlington Career Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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El Paso Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Texas ranking. NCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Gainesville.

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#10

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Texas Health School 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. Texas Health School is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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 Colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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