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

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 57 schools in Florida 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.

Our analysis found South Florida Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 57 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Technical College - Winter Park Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OTC Winter Park is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Winter Park.

Of the 124 students majoring in practical nursing at OTC Winter Park, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Florida. OTC Orlando is a small public school located in the large city of Orlando.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical Institute of Palm Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Greenacres, Medical Institute of Palm Beach is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 99 students majoring in practical nursing at Medical Institute of Palm Beach, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Palm Beach State College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Florida Vocational Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Florida Vocational Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

Of the 84 students majoring in practical nursing at Florida Vocational Institute, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, International Training Careers 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 large suburb of Miami, International Training Careers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Fort Myers Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Fort Myers Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fort Myers.

Women make up 80% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#10

Cape Coral Technical College

Cape Coral, FL

With a ranking of #10, Cape Coral 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 medium-sized city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 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 26 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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