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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Michigan

37 Colleges
$37,027 Avg Salary
$12,036 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in Michigan 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Our analysis found Lansing Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. LCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

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#2

Dorsey College, Woodhaven

Madison Heights, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dorsey College, Woodhaven is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Madison Heights, Dorsey College, Woodhaven is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Dorsey College, Woodhaven take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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#3

Kellogg Community College

Battle Creek, MI

The excellent programs at Kellogg Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Michigan. Kellogg Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Battle Creek.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Kellogg Community College take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Dorsey College, Roseville

Roseville, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dorsey College, Roseville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Michigan list. Dorsey College, Roseville is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Roseville.

Practical Nursing majors at Dorsey College, Roseville take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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The excellent programs at Muskegon Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Muskegon, Muskegon Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Muskegon Community College take out is $10,250.

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Dorsey College, Wayne came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Michigan ranking. Dorsey College, Wayne is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wayne.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Dorsey College, Wayne take out is $13,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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#7

Dorsey College, Saginaw

Saginaw, MI

Dorsey College, Saginaw ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Michigan list. Dorsey College, Saginaw is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Saginaw.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Dorsey College, Saginaw take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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Detroit Business Institute-Downriver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. DBI Downriver is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Riverview.

On average, practical nursing graduates from DBI Downriver take out $13,583 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Michigan list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Grand Rapids Community College take out $9,407 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Michigan Career and Technical Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Michigan list. Located in the rural area of Plainwell, Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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