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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

23 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named New River Community and Technical College the most popular school in West Virginia for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at New River Community and Technical College take out an average of $12,617 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC 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.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at WVNCC accumulate an average of around $13,039 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fred W Eberle Technical Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Fred W Eberle Technical Center carry an average student debt load of $10,929.

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Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Garnet Career Center is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Garnet Career Center take out an average of $11,653 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cabell County Career Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of Huntington, Cabell County Career Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Cabell County Career Technology Center take out an average of $19,319 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

Of the 26 students majoring in practical nursing at Academy of Careers and Technology, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Academy of Careers and Technology take out an average of $12,192 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Wood County School of Practical Nursing take out an average of $11,029 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Mercer County Technical Education Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in practical nursing at Mercer County Technical Education Center, 8% are male and 92% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Mercer County Technical Education Center carry an average student debt load of $15,324.

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With a ranking of #9, Mineral County Vocational Technical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mineral County Vocational Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Keyser.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Mineral County Vocational Technical Center carry an average student debt load of $18,140.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,945.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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