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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$41,121 Avg Salary
$14,988 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 97 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which nursing 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our 2023 rankings named PITC Institute the best school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Wyncote, PITC Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fortis Institute - Scranton. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Fortis Institute - Scranton is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, practical nursing majors at Fortis Institute - Scranton accumulate an average of around $20,919 in student debt.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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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
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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