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

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

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

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In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 962 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Missouri 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in Missouri for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 76 students majoring in practical nursing at OTC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at OTC take out an average of $12,300 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 32 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central Missouri College landed the # 2 spot on the list. NCMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Trenton.

Of the 87 students majoring in practical nursing at NCMC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at NCMC take out an average of $12,779 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 32 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Moberly Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at MACC accumulate an average of around $13,237 in student debt.

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Out of the 32 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, State Fair Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at State Fair Community College take out an average of $13,417 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau CTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Cape Girardeau CTC take out an average of $10,588 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the suburb of Fenton, SLCHC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in practical nursing at SLCHC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from SLCHC take out $17,092 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Applied Technology Services

Sunset Hills, MO

Applied Technology Services came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the suburb of Sunset Hills, Applied Technology Services is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in practical nursing at Applied Technology Services, 3% are male and 97% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Applied Technology Services take out $13,371 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career Colleges 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 city of Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Concorde Career Colleges accumulate an average of around $20,941 in student debt.

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#9

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Jefferson College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in practical nursing at JeffCo, 13% are male and 87% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from JeffCo carry an average student debt load of $13,612.

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Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers 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 #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College 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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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 3,821
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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

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 26 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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