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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

19 Colleges
$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 21 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Central Louisiana Technical Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Central Louisiana Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $5,592.

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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Delta Community College the most popular school in Louisiana for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from LDCC take out $12,608 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 19 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,824.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from South Louisiana Community College carry an average student debt load of $14,432.

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#5

Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

Out of the 19 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Infinity College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in practical nursing at NLTCC, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Delgado Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $27,463.

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#7

Delta College Inc

Covington, LA

Delta College Inc came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Delta College Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Covington.

Of the 28 students majoring in practical nursing at Delta College Inc, 4% are male and 96% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Delta College Inc take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,948.

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With a ranking of #9, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lafayette, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in practical nursing at Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus, 4% are male and 96% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus take out $13,717 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Delta College of Arts & Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Practical Nursing majors at Delta College of Arts & Technology take out an average of $13,717 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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
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 19 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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