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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

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

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

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 21 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

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

Top Louisiana Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the best school in Louisiana for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Central Louisiana Technical Community College Report

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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