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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

17 Colleges
$37,726 Avg Salary
$10,322 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 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.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Kansas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washburn Institute of Technology the best school in Kansas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the city of Topeka.

Practical Nursing majors at Washburn Tech take out an average of $9,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Kansas Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Beloit, North Central Kansas Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Practical Nursing majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out an average of $9,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

On average, practical nursing graduates from JCCC take out $8,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Flint Hills Technical College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Emporia, Flint Hills Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Flint Hills Technical College take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Hutchinson Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,750.

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. WSU Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WSU Tech take out is $9,500.

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Neosho County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Neosho County Community College take out is $8,972.

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#9

Donnelly College

Kansas City, KS

Donnelly College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Donnelly College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Donnelly College take out is $13,400.

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Manhattan Area Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Manhattan, MATC is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at MATC accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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

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

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 17 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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