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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland

13 Colleges
$43,577 Avg Salary
$17,986 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maryland 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 Community College of Baltimore County to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from CCBC carry an average student debt load of $18,537.

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#2

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wor-Wic Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Wor-Wic Community College take out $11,987 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Hagerstown Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Maryland. HCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Hagerstown.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from HCC carry an average student debt load of $16,500.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Allegany College of Maryland is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Allegany College of Maryland accumulate an average of around $14,250 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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#7

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Baltimore City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Maryland list. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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College of Southern Maryland 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. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97
New York 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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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