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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

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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 465 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in West Virginia 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 New River Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in West Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at New River Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $7,703 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from WVNCC carry an average student debt load of $6,397.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Buckhannon.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

Out of the 23 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Garnet Career Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Garnet Career Center is a public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Out of the 23 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabell County Career Technology Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Huntington, Cabell County Career Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Academy of Careers and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

Of the 18 students majoring in practical nursing at Academy of Careers and Technology, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

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Mercer County Technical Education Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Mineral County Vocational Technical Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Mineral County Vocational Technical Center is a small public school located in the town of Keyser.

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With a ranking of #10, Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $17,328 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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
Florida 4,163
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
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 23 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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