2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Health School the best school in the Southwest Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Texas Health School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Autry Technology Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Autry Technology Center is a small public school located in the remote town of Enid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pioneer Technology Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pioneer Technology Center is a small public school located in the town of Ponca City.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regional Center for Border Health. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Regional Center for Border Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yuma.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at East Valley Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southwest Region . EVIT is a fairly small public school located in the city of Mesa.
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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. KTC McAlester is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of McAlester.
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With a ranking of #7, Northeast Texas Community 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 rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.
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GateWay Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.
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With a ranking of #9, Pontotoc Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Pontotoc Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Ada.
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With a ranking of #10, Southern Oklahoma Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Southern Tech is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Ardmore.
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Request InformationBest Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State
Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 97 |
Arizona | 57 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
New Mexico | 0 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Rankings by Major
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.