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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Minnesota

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$38,647 Avg Salary
$12,494 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Minnesota with 2,176 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Minnesota West Community and Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 28 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Out of the 28 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

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The excellent programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

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Out of the 28 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Inver Hills Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin 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. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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Pine Technical & Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Pine City, Pine Technical & 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
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

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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