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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin

19 Colleges
$31,330 Avg Salary
$14,795 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best programs for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best school in Wisconsin for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Madison College take out $15,173 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Moraine Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Moraine Park Technical College carry an average student debtload of $6,975.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $14,176.

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#4

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blackhawk Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at BTC take out is $6,604.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Brookfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Herzing University - Brookfield accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CVTC take out $14,435 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Herzing University - Kenosha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Herzing University - Kenosha is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Herzing University - Kenosha take out is $19,000.

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Gateway Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Gateway Technical College take out $12,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $15,210.

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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WCTC take out is $11,992.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 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 19 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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