2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked 2nd in Arizona. In fact, 57 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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.
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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona
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 Regional Center for Border Health to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. Regional Center for Border Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Yuma.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at East Valley Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arizona. EVIT is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Mesa.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means GateWay Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
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Mesa Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Mesa, PMI Mesa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Arizona Western 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Pima Medical Institute - East Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the suburb of Mesa, PMI East Valley is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Cochise County Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 97 |
New Mexico | 0 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Rankings by Major
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 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.