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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #22 most popular major in Utah with 2 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

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

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place 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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#4

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

The excellent basic certificate programs at Davis Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Utah. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Bridgerland Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public college with a small student population.

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Ogden-Weber Technical 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 #6 on the list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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#7

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University 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. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Idaho 0
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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 9 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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