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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas

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

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washburn Institute of Technology the best school in Kansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the city of Topeka.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Central Kansas Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Beloit, North Central Kansas Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Kansas City Kansas Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kansas. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Kansas City.

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Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. JCCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flint Hills Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, Flint Hills Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Hutchinson Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Neosho County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Manhattan Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, MATC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, KS

Dodge City 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 remote town of Dodge City, Dodge City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70
Nebraska 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 14 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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