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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa

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$38,677 Avg Salary
$11,801 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Iowa with 1,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Iowa 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

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Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

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Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the town of West Burlington.

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North Iowa Area Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Mason City.

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Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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Southwestern Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the remote town of Creston, SWCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Northwest Iowa Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 15 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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