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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Our analysis found Best Care College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Jersey. Best Care College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of East Orange.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Moorestown, Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Jersey. Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Paramus.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Iselin, Lincoln Tech - Iselin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 0
Pennsylvania 97

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

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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