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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia

23 Colleges
$34,395 Avg Salary
$12,927 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 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in West 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.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our analysis found New River Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from New River Community and Technical College take out $11,117 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 23 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from WVNCC carry an average student debt load of $7,792.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fred W Eberle Technical Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Fred W Eberle Technical Center take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Garnet Career Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Garnet Career Center carry an average student debt load of $9,447.

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The excellent programs at Cabell County Career Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, Cabell County Career Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Academy of Careers and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Wood County School of Practical Nursing take out is $7,466.

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Mercer County Technical Education Center landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Mercer County Technical Education Center take out an average of $10,021 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Mineral County Vocational Technical Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Mineral County Vocational Technical Center is a small public school located in the town of Keyser.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Practical Nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $21,262 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges 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 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 23 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).

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