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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 47 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best basic certificate 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community and Technical College the best school in Kentucky for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Bluegrass Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madisonville Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and 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 #7 on the list. Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Cumberland.

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Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville 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 #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC 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
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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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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