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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

17 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 #17 most popular major in Louisiana with 21 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best school in Louisiana for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NLTCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,659.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Central Louisiana Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,813.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,302.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from South Louisiana Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,533.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delta College - Slidell Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Louisiana. Located in the small suburb of Slidell, Delta College - Slidell Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Delta College - Slidell Campus take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $26,519.

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#6

Delta College Inc

Covington, LA

Delta College Inc did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Delta College Inc is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Covington.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Delta College Inc take out $26,519 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Delta College of Arts & Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Delta College of Arts & Technology take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,302.

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SOWELA Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

Practical Nursing majors at SOWELA take out an average of $14,219 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Northshore Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus take out an average of $20,664 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

Infinity College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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