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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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 Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Missouri. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Health is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bolivar Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Bolivar, Bolivar Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Waynesville Career Center

Waynesville, MO

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Waynesville Career Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Waynesville Technical Academy is a fairly small public school located in the town of Waynesville.

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#4

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

The excellent basic certificate programs at Crowder College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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

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 4 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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