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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania

55 Colleges
$40,538 Avg Salary
$14,376 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 97 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 55 schools in Pennsylvania 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 .

Our analysis found Prism Career Institute, Philadelphia to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Prism Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Prism Career Institute accumulate an average of around $17,200 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $100.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster County Career and Technology Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Willow Street.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center accumulate an average of around $15,590 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lenape Practical Nursing Program is a small public school located in the rural area of Ford City.

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Out of the 55 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Milton.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Altoona.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center accumulate an average of around $14,109 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Willow Grove, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Eastern Center for Arts and Technology take out $9,950 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Falcon Institute of Health And Science ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Falcon Institute of Health And Science is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Falcon Institute of Health And Science take out is $9,485.

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Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the small suburb of Lebanon.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Lebanon County Career & Technology Center take out $15,485 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Allentown, Lincoln Tech - Allentown is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Allentown accumulate an average of around $16,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $197.

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

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

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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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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