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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #23 most popular major in Tennessee with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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 Tennessee

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the small suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Knoxville is a fairly small public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Paris is a small public school located in the remote town of Paris.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Shelbyville, TCAT - Shelbyville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Harriman, TCAT - Harriman is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald 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. TCAT - Hohenwald is a small public school located in the town of Hohenwald.

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With a ranking of #7, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. TCAT - Jacksboro is a fairly small public school located in the town of Jacksboro.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton 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 #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Elizabethton, TCAT - Elizabethton is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Dickson, TCAT - Dickson is a public school with a small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley 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 distant town of Ripley, TCAT - Ripley is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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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