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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #22 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 97 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Mercyhurst University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bucks County Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lackawanna College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Commonwealth Technical Institute is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. CTI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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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

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).

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