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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nevada

6 Colleges
$34,296 Avg Salary
$12,298 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our analysis found College of Southern Nevada to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Truckee Meadows Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nevada list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

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#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

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#5

Las Vegas College

Henderson, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Las Vegas College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nevada list. Las Vegas College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Henderson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
California 1,055

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 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.

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