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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Mexico 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 Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Mexico. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Of the 131 students majoring in practical nursing at CNM, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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San Juan College

Farmington, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the # 5 spot on the list. NMSU Alamogordo is a small public school located in the rural area of Alamogordo.

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

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Brookline College - Albuquerque 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. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 14 students majoring in practical nursing at Brookline College - Albuquerque, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus 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 rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Ruidoso, ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in practical nursing at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. UNM Los Alamos is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Los Alamos.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Texas 97
Oklahoma 57

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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