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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia

14 Colleges
$34,395 Avg Salary
$12,927 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our analysis found Roane-Jackson Technical Center to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Leroy.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monongalia County Technical Education Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, MTEC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. John D Rockefeller IV Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of New Cumberland.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center accumulate an average of around $16,560 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Mercer County Technical Education Center accumulate an average of around $10,021 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayette Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Oak Hill, Fayette Plateau Vocational Technical Center is a public college with a small student population.

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Fred W Eberle Technical Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Fred W Eberle Technical Center carry an average student debtload of $8,750.

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Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

With a ranking of #7, Garnet Career Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Garnet Career Center accumulate an average of around $9,447 in student debt.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the city of Parkersburg.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Wood County School of Practical Nursing take out $7,466 in student loans while working on their degree.

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West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. WVJC Bridgeport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Bridgeport.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at WVJC Bridgeport accumulate an average of around $15,838 in student debt.

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Academy of Careers and Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

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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
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 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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