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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina

47 Colleges
$40,153 Avg Salary
$9,992 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 47 schools in North Carolina 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 2023 rankings named Davidson County Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from FTCC carry an average student debt load of $9,468.

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The excellent programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Forsyth Tech take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gaston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina list. Gaston College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McDowell Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Richmond Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina list. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hamlet.

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#7

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #7, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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Durham Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Durham Technical Community College take out $10,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Central Carolina Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Central Carolina Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Sanford.

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With a ranking of #10, Bladen Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. BCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Dublin.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 28 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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