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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

29 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concorde Career College - Aurora the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Aurora take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,932.

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#2

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Aurora landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Aurora, PMI Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from PMI Aurora carry an average student debtload of $17,410.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $15,061.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carrington College, Boise. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Carrington College, Boise is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Boise.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Carrington College, Boise take out $23,610 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

College of Eastern Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at CEI accumulate an average of around $21,062 in student debt.

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Montana State University - Billings landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Montana State University - Billings take out $10,417 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#8

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

North Idaho College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from NIC carry an average student debtload of $22,286.

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Laramie County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from LCCC carry an average student debtload of $18,247.

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With a ranking of #10, Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northern Wyoming Community College District take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,836.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 0

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 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).

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