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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$41,222 Avg Salary
$20,983 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

ATA College

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found ATA College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Louisville, ATA College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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