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

28 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 1,471 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in Tennessee 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 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson the most popular school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Dickson, TCAT - Dickson is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Elizabethton, TCAT - Elizabethton is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Elizabethton, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from South College carry an average student debt load of $16,152.

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Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. TCAT - Knoxville is a small public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Of the 115 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Knoxville, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Morristown, TCAT - Morristown is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Crossville, TCAT - Crossville is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Nashville, TCAT - Nashville is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. TCAT - Hohenwald is a small public school located in the remote town of Hohenwald.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Ripley, TCAT - Ripley is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Ripley, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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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
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
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 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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