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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois

44 Colleges
$33,292 Avg Salary
$11,259 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Verve College the best school in Illinois for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Oak Brook, Verve College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Verve College take out $15,151 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Ambria College of Nursing

Hoffman Estates, IL

The excellent programs at Ambria College of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Hoffman Estates, Ambria College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Ambria College of Nursing take out is $11,878.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital Area School of Practical Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, CASPN is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from CASPN carry an average student debtload of $11,898.

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#4

MDT College of Health Sciences

Highland Heights, OH

The excellent programs at MDT College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Highland Heights, ATS Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at ATS Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $26,917 in student debt.

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Out of the 44 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Career Center of Southern Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. Beck School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the rural area of Red Bud.

Practical Nursing majors at Beck School of Practical Nursing take out an average of $16,568 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at College of Lake County take out is $12,000.

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William Rainey Harper College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Harper College take out is $9,400.

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CALC Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois list. CALC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Alton.

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#10

State Career College

Waukegan, IL

With a ranking of #10, State Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. SCC is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waukegan.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 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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