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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

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.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

#1

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Stone Academy-West Haven the most popular school in the New England Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, Stone Academy-West Haven is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in practical nursing at Stone Academy-West Haven, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stone Academy-East Hartford is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Stone Academy-East Hartford is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Stone Academy-Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stone Academy-Waterbury is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Stone Academy-Waterbury is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Institute of Healthcare & Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stratford, AIHT Education is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Bunker Hill Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the New England Region . BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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

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Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Of the 12 students majoring in practical nursing at Quinsigamond Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Middlesex Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 5

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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