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Basic Certificates in Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

37,077 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 47% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.7% of nursing assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nursing Assistant Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 37,077 people earned their basic certificate in nursing assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nursing assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 37,077
Undergraduate Certificate 921
Associate Degree 74
Bachelor’s Degree 25

Earnings of Nursing Assistant Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nursing assistant majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for nursing assistant students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nursing assistant. About 88.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,308
Women 32,769
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nursing assistant basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,649
Black or African American 5,518
Hispanic or Latino 8,276
White 17,991
International Students 261
Other Races/Ethnicities 3,382
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to nursing assistant that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Licensed Practical Nursing 6,519
Other Nursing & Nursing Assistants 657

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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