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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

In 2020-2021, 84,274 practical nursing and nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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'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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 analysis found Mountainland Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lehi.

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

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#2

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davis Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Snow College

Ephraim, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Uintah Basin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Roosevelt, UBTech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 171 students majoring in practical nursing at UBTech, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Pueblo Community 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 city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Ogden-Weber Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Ogden, Ogden-Weber Tech 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 #8, Emily Griffith Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Emily Griffith is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 83% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#9

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 119 students majoring in practical nursing at Colorado Mountain College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#10

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Montana 0
Idaho 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 25 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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