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

3 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, 85,339 practical nursing & nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the practical nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Platt College - Tulsa the best school in the Southwest Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Platt College - Tulsa is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

While working on their Associate Degree, practical nursing majors at Platt College - Tulsa accumulate an average of around $18,674 in student debt.

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#2

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Central Oklahoma College

Oklahoma City, OK

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Oklahoma College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Central Oklahoma College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Texas 97
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 57

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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