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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas

27 Colleges
$37,726 Avg Salary
$10,322 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Kansas with 3,821 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Kansas 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 analysis found Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hutchinson Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Highland Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Washburn Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Neosho County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Kansas list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

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North Central Kansas Technical 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. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

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Salina Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Salina Tech is a small public school located in the town of Salina.

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#10

Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, KS

Dodge City Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Dodge City.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
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

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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