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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

40 Colleges
$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 940 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Forsyth Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Forsyth Tech accumulate an average of around $11,346 in student debt.

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#2

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gaston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 40 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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

Practical Nursing majors at FTCC take out an average of $12,055 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at McDowell Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. McDowell Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marion.

Of the 31 students majoring in practical nursing at McDowell Technical Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Out of the 40 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Durham Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

Of the 18 students majoring in practical nursing at Durham Technical Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Durham Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $15,482.

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Central Carolina Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Bladen Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Dublin, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #7, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from CFCC take out $11,195 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Rockingham Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Wentworth, RCC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Richmond Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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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
Georgia 2,432
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
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).

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