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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri

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$36,339 Avg Salary
$11,876 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 962 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in Missouri 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 analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central Missouri College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri list. NCMC is a small public school located in the town of Trenton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Moberly Area Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at State Fair Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Missouri. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sedalia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau CTC is a public school with a small student population.

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St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Fenton, SLCHC is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Applied Technology Services

Sunset Hills, MO

Applied Technology Services came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Sunset Hills, Applied Technology Services is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career Colleges 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 Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Jefferson College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public college with a small student population.

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Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers 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
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 27 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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