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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

Our analysis found Arlington Career Institute to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 2 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

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Explore the most popular online practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 97
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 0

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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 2 schools only.

  • 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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