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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Florida to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Cape Coral Technical College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. Located in the city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Suncoast Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Suncoast Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Sarasota.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at North Florida Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Florida. North Florida Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Starke.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. OTC Orlando is a small public school located in the city of Orlando.

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Out of the 31 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical Institute of Palm Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Greenacres, Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Marion Technical 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 #6 on the list. MTC is a small public school located in the city of Ocala.

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Fort Myers Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Fort Myers Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Fort Myers.

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Lake Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Lorenzo Walker Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Naples, Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 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 25 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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