2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Nursing Basic Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 26,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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.
The Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing
Our analysis found Gavilan College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of Gilroy, Gavilan College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon Coast Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Harbor College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wilmington, LAHC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 3,851 |
California | 18,329 |
Nevada | 2,015 |
Alaska | 177 |
Hawaii | 535 |
Oregon | 1,502 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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