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

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

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

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 1,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Arizona 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Northland Pioneer College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

Of the 25 students majoring in practical nursing at NPC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, GateWay Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at GateWay Community College accumulate an average of around $5,949 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Valley Institute of Technology is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. EVIT is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Mesa.

Women make up 73% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - East Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mesa, PMI East Valley is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at PMI East Valley take out an average of $7,242 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 17 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Mohave Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

Of the 38 students majoring in practical nursing at MCC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MCC carry an average student debt load of $15,631.

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Cochise County Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Cochise College take out $6,340 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#8

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#9

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #9, Phoenix College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 12 students majoring in practical nursing at Phoenix College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Mesa Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 17 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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