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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$41,222 Avg Salary
$20,983 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Snow College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

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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 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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