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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 4,163 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 84 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Florida to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Florida. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida carry an average student debt load of $15,720. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $141, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Altamonte Springs, Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology accumulate an average of around $14,526 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State College at Jacksonville is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at FSCJ take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,402.

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#4

Gwinnett Institute

Orlando, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gwinnett Institute is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, Gwinnett Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 84 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Suncoast Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#6

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL

Pasco-Hernando State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. PHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Port Richey.

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#7

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

With a ranking of #7, Sheridan Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sheridan Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Hollywood.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#8

ATA Career Education

Spring Hill, FL

ATA Career Education came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. ATA-CIF is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spring Hill.

On average, practical nursing graduates from ATA-CIF take out $20,295 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Charlotte Technical College

Port Charlotte, FL

Charlotte Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Port Charlotte, CTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a small public school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

Of the 42 students majoring in practical nursing at Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Lorenzo Walker Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Naples.

Of the 74 students majoring in practical nursing at Lorenzo Walker Technical College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing-Plantation General Hospital ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing-Plantation General Hospital is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
13 Galen College of Nursing - Tampa Bay Saint Petersburg, FL
14 Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale Lakes, FL
15 Florida Career College - West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
16 Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus Orlando, FL
16 Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Miami, FL

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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

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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