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Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges
$41,222 Avg Salary
$20,983 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our analysis found PITC Institute to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . PITC Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyncote.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fortis Institute - Scranton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Fortis Institute - Scranton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 0
Pennsylvania 97

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

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
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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