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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Dixie Technical College the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Red Rocks Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mountainland Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Technical College of the Rockies helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Delta, Technical College of the Rockies is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Emily Griffith Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#7

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.

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With a ranking of #8, Bridgerland Technical 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 small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public college with a small student population.

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Colorado Northwestern Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

Otero Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Otero JC is a small public school located in the remote town of La Junta.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 0

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 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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