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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate 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.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

#1

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Best Care College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Polytech Adult Education is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Access Careers is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Access Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown 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 . Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorestown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Paramus, Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. BOCES 2 CWD is a small public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#7

Dawn Career Institute LLC

Wilmington, DE

With a ranking of #7, Dawn Career Institute LLC did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Dawn Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wilmington.

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With a ranking of #8, Mercyhurst University did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin 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. Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Iselin.

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#10

New Age Training

New York, NY

New Age Training 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, New Age Training is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 13 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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