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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin

20 Colleges
$31,330 Avg Salary
$14,795 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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

Our analysis found Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from NWTC carry an average student debt load of $15,210.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Gateway Technical College carry an average student debt load of $12,750.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from FVTC take out $14,176 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from WCTC carry an average student debt load of $11,992.

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The excellent programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Wisconsin. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CVTC take out is $14,435.

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With a ranking of #6, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Madison College take out $15,173 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Moraine Park Technical College take out $6,975 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at MATC accumulate an average of around $20,394 in student debt.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from North Central Technical College take out $9,989 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at BTC take out an average of $6,604 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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