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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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 #22 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

Our 2023 rankings named PITC Institute the best school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. PITC Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyncote.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Scranton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fortis Institute - Scranton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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).

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