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

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

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Nebraska 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 analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $21,264 in student debt.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Central 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 Nebraska. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Women make up 99% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Central Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,675.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in practical nursing at MCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

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

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northeast take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,986.

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#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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College of Saint Mary ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Saint Mary carry an average student debt load of $20,105.

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Western Nebraska Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. WNCC is a small public school located in the town of Scottsbluff.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from WNCC carry an average student debt load of $16,872.

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#8

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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