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

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

22 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 the most popular major in Kansas with 3,821 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Kansas 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.

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

Our analysis found Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in practical nursing at WSU Tech, 12% are male and 88% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at WSU Tech accumulate an average of around $12,163 in student debt.

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Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Cloud County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Central Kansas Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

Of the 45 students majoring in practical nursing at North Central Kansas Technical College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hutchinson Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Hutchinson Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,094.

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Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech 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.

Practical Nursing majors at Washburn Tech take out an average of $14,062 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in practical nursing at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College take out $10,947 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in practical nursing at JCCC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from JCCC take out $9,249 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Donnelly College

Kansas City, KS

Donnelly College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Donnelly College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in practical nursing at Donnelly College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Donnelly College take out $13,423 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Colby Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the town of Colby.

Of the 20 students majoring in practical nursing at Colby Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Colby Community College take out an average of $10,887 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Neosho County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

Of the 46 students majoring in practical nursing at Neosho County Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Neosho County Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,453.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 22 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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