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Basic Certificates in Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

664 Yearly Graduations
86% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 82% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.2% of other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 664 people earned their basic certificate in other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 3,594
Basic Certificate 664
Associate Degree 358
Bachelor’s Degree 35
Doctor’s Degree 1
Graduate Certificate 1

Earnings of Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants. About 86.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 90
Women 574
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The racial-ethnic distribution of other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 34
Black or African American 320
Hispanic or Latino 178
White 118
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 13
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
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References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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