2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Nursing Basic Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 77,470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Gaston College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 414 students majoring in nursing at Gaston College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Virginia Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rappahannock Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.
Women make up 98% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.
Of the 42 students majoring in nursing at CGTC, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Greenville Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at GTC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, John Tyler Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Gulf Coast State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their basic certificate. GCSC is a small public school located in the small city of Panama City.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Virginia Western Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.
Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at Virginia Western Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Request InformationBest Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alabama | 7,364 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
Florida | 21,209 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
Georgia | 7,112 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related 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 18 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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