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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Georgia Technical College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their 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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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at South Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . 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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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

Of the 92 students majoring in practical nursing at Southeast, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

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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 5 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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