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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

#1

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

Our analysis found Access Careers to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Access Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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

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#2

Access Careers Islandia

Islandia, NY

Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Access Careers Islandia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Islandia, Access Careers Islandia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#3

New Age Training

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Age Training is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of New York, New Age Training is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in practical nursing at New Age Training, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

Dawn Career Institute LLC

Wilmington, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dawn Career Institute LLC. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dawn Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wilmington.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Lincoln Tech - Moorestown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moorestown.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Paramus, Lincoln Tech - Paramus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BOCES 2 CWD is a small public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Of the 31 students majoring in practical nursing at BOCES 2 CWD, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#8

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

With a ranking of #8, Polytech Adult Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Mercyhurst University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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#10

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Best Care College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 0
Pennsylvania 97

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.

  • 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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