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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Wisconsin to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Wisconsin Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gateway Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 564 students majoring in practical nursing at Gateway Technical College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Wisconsin. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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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 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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