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

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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 97 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Texas to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

#1

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

Our analysis found RGV Careers to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in practical nursing at RGV Careers, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arlington Career Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 136 students majoring in practical nursing at Arlington Career Institute, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwest Texas Junior College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at South Texas College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alvin Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Texas Health School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Texas Health School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 62 students majoring in practical nursing at Texas Health School, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Trinity Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Athens, TVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in practical nursing at TVCC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#9

South Texas Training Center

San Benito, TX

South Texas Training Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. South Texas Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of San Benito.

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

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#10

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

With a ranking of #10, Northeast Texas 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 rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
New Mexico 0
Oklahoma 57

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 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).

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