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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

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With 84,274 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Our analysis found Highland Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

Of the 176 students majoring in practical nursing at CGTC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arlington Career Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools list. Allen Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Iola.

Of the 69 students majoring in practical nursing at Allen Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the United States. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

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South Piedmont Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

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New England
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Southwest
Great Lakes

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 18 schools only.

  • 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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