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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

17 Colleges
$37,726 Avg Salary
$16,021 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'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 Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

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 Washburn Institute of Technology to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Washburn Tech accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Kansas Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

On average, practical nursing graduates from North Central Kansas Technical College take out $13,778 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,681.

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Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Out of the 17 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $13,500.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Flint Hills Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Flint Hills Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Emporia.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Flint Hills Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,750 in student debt.

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Hutchinson Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Hutchinson Community College accumulate an average of around $14,905 in student debt.

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WSU Tech take out is $20,266.

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Neosho County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

Practical Nursing majors at Neosho County Community College take out an average of $13,137 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Donnelly College

Kansas City, KS

Donnelly College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Donnelly College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Donnelly College take out $24,298 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Manhattan Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. MATC is a small public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

On average, practical nursing graduates from MATC take out $16,024 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 17 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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