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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Technical College of the Rockies landed the # 2 spot on the list. Technical College of the Rockies is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Delta.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Emily Griffith Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Emily Griffith is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. CNCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rangely.

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#5

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Otero Junior College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of La Junta, Otero JC is a public school with a small student population.

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Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

Morgan Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Community College of Aurora landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. CCA is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Aurora.

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Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Intellitec College - Grand Junction ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Intellitec College - Grand Junction is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2
Montana 0
Idaho 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 17 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).

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