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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas

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

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.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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 2023 rankings named Washburn Institute of Technology the best school in Kansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn 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 North Central Kansas Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flint Hills Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Flint Hills Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Emporia.

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Hutchinson Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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Neosho County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

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Manhattan Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. MATC is a small public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, KS

Dodge City Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Dodge City.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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 14 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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