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

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

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 14 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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 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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, TCAT - Knoxville is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Knoxville, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hartsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Hartsville is a small public school located in the rural area of Hartsville.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson landed the # 3 spot on the list. TCAT - Jackson is a small public school located in the small suburb of Jackson.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Elizabethton is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Elizabethton.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida - Huntsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, TCAT - Oneida - Huntsville is a public college with a small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson 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. TCAT - Dickson is a fairly small public school located in the town of Dickson.

Of the 16 students majoring in practical nursing at TCAT - Dickson, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley 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 #7 on the list. TCAT - Ripley is a small public school located in the distant town of Ripley.

Women make up 67% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Paris, TCAT - Paris is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. TCAT - Newbern is a small public school located in the rural area of Newbern.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman 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 #9 on the list. TCAT - Harriman is a small public school located in the rural area of Harriman.

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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
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

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 15 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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