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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi

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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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Southwest Mississippi Community College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Mississippi. SMCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Summit.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Mississippi Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Meridian Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Meridian.

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Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

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

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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
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

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 5 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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