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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Nevada the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#2

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Sequoias. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Visalia.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Truckee Meadows Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 151 students majoring in practical nursing at Truckee Meadows Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#4

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Healthcare Career College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Paramount, Healthcare Career College 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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#5

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nevada College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. WNC is a small public school located in the city of Carson City.

Of the 107 students majoring in practical nursing at WNC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#6

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

With a ranking of #6, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

Of the 106 students majoring in practical nursing at SRJC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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High Desert Medical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. High Desert Medical College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 92 students majoring in practical nursing at High Desert Medical College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Great Basin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a 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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#10

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California Nurses Educational Institute Palm Springs, CA
11 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA
13 Olympic College Bremerton, WA

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
Nevada 0

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

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 26 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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