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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota

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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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in South Dakota with 245 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Of the 88 students majoring in practical nursing at Southeast Tech, 10% are male and 90% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,840.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

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

Practical Nursing majors at LATI take out an average of $12,839 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Western Dakota Tech carry an average student debt load of $13,314.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mitchell Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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

Practical Nursing majors at Mitchell Tech take out an average of $10,785 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinte Gleska University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public school with a small student population.

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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
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
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 5 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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