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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi

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

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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 Mississippi

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Mississippi Community College the best school in Mississippi for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. SMCC is a small public school located in the town of Summit.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hinds Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Raymond.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Meridian Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

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Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jones County Junior College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Jones County Junior College is a small public school located in the distant town of Ellisville.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Arkansas 31

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

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 5 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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