2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa
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'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa 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.
2023 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Most Popular Iowa Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in Iowa for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.
Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 133 students majoring in practical nursing at Iowa Central Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Iowa Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 113 students majoring in practical nursing at North Iowa Area Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of West Burlington, Southeastern Community College is a public school 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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Iowa Western Community College 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. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Council Bluffs.
About 85% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 22 |
South Dakota | 0 |
North Dakota | 70 |
Nebraska | 0 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors
Practical Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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.