2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You
With 84,274 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named ATA College the best school in the Southeast Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Louisville, ATA College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Memphis Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State
Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alabama | 15 |
Kentucky | 47 |
Tennessee | 14 |
Louisiana | 21 |
Mississippi | 0 |
Florida | 0 |
Arkansas | 31 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Rankings by Major
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | 44,900 |
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 34,557 |
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 4,817 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.