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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

50 Colleges
$33,107 Avg Salary
$13,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, 84,274 practical nursing and nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 2023 rankings named Mountainland Technical College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lehi.

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#2

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Out of the 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davis Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kaysville, Davis Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Davis Tech take out is $8,367.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Practical Nursing majors at FRCC take out an average of $12,024 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Snow College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Uintah Basin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Roosevelt, UBTech is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Ogden-Weber Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the small city of Ogden, Ogden-Weber Tech College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Ogden-Weber Tech College take out $6,668 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Bridgerland Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the small city of Logan.

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Pueblo Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Pueblo Community College take out $11,293 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Community College of Denver landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. CCD is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at CCD accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

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Emily Griffith Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Emily Griffith is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Emily Griffith accumulate an average of around $12,832 in student debt.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Montana 0
Idaho 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 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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