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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

ATA College

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found ATA College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . ATA College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Louisville.

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The excellent associate degree programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Alexandria.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 5 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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