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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia

33 Colleges
$40,399 Avg Salary
$15,428 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. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from ECPI University carry an average student debt load of $20,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $142.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Falls Church, Standard College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Standard College of Nursing take out is $14,750.

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The excellent programs at Southside Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Virginia. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

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The excellent programs at Rappahannock Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Virginia. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

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#5

Chester Career College

CHESTER, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chester Career College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Richmond School of Health and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of CHESTER.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Richmond School of Health and Technology take out $19,917 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Mountain Empire Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Centra College of Nursing

Lynchburg, VA

Centra College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Centra College of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Centra College of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $9,500.

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Danville Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia ranking. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

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Riverside College of Health Careers ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia list. Riverside College of Health Careers is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Riverside College of Health Careers take out is $9,500.

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#10

Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, VA

Wytheville Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Wytheville, WCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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 26 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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