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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked 2nd in Alabama. In fact, 15 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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 Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Snead State Community College the most popular school in Alabama for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Boaz, Snead State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Alabama Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, Drake State is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shelton State Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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