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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in California

4 Colleges
$40,752 Avg Salary
$17,707 Avg Student Debt

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #14 most popular major in California with 1,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue an online degree in California. Located in the city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out an average of $17,317 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $152, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Unitek College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Unitek College take out is $19,020. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $207.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent online programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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The excellent online programs at University of Antelope Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in California. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at UAV take out is $19,469. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $131.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
Nevada 0

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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