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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana

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

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$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 1,508 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our analysis found Central Louisiana Technical Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 130 students majoring in practical nursing at Central Louisiana Technical Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Louisiana Technical Community College take out $5,592 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Our analysis found Louisiana Delta Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in practical nursing at LDCC, 3% are male and 97% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at LDCC accumulate an average of around $12,608 in student debt.

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Out of the 19 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 2% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus take out an average of $12,824 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 19 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in practical nursing at South Louisiana Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from South Louisiana Community College take out $14,432 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Infinity College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#7

Delta College Inc

Covington, LA

Delta College Inc 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 #7 on the list. Delta College Inc is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Covington.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Delta College Inc take out an average of $13,948 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Delgado Community College take out an average of $27,463 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus accumulate an average of around $13,717 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #10, Delta College of Arts & Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Delta College of Arts & Technology carry an average student debt load of $13,717.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools 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
Florida 4,163
Virginia 1,793
West Virginia 465
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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 19 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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