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

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 47 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Kentucky 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 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lexington.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Of the 438 students majoring in practical nursing at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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

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

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Maysville Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

Of the 270 students majoring in practical nursing at Maysville Community and Technical College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Ashland Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

Women make up 82% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and 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 city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

With a ranking of #10, Somerset 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 remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 146 students majoring in practical nursing at SCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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