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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Career Center of Southern Illinois the best school in Illinois for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Red Bud, Beck School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oakton Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 39 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harper College is a large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Out of the 39 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

State Career College

Waukegan, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Career College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Waukegan, SCC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

With a ranking of #6, Kaskaskia College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Black Hawk College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. BHC is a small public school located in the small city of Moline.

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#10

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes 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

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 25 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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