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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

24 Colleges
$36,419 Avg Salary
$13,676 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best programs for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Athens to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Athens, TCAT - Athens is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the town of Hohenwald, TCAT - Hohenwald is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson landed the # 3 spot on the list. TCAT - Jackson is a small public school located in the small suburb of Jackson.

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The excellent programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Shelbyville is a fairly small public school located in the town of Shelbyville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Pulaski is a small public school located in the distant town of Pulaski.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee ranking. TCAT - Dickson is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Dickson.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Paris, TCAT - Paris is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. TCAT - Elizabethton is a small public school located in the rural area of Elizabethton.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee ranking. TCAT - McMinnville is a small public school located in the distant town of McMinnville.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. TCAT - Nashville is a small public school located in the city of Nashville.

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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
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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.

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