2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
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.
The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
2023 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Mountainland Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 445 students majoring in practical nursing at Mountainland Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.
About 81% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 181 students majoring in practical nursing at Snow College, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Uintah Basin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UBTech is a small public school located in the remote town of Roosevelt.
Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Pueblo Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.
Of the 145 students majoring in practical nursing at Pueblo Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Ogden-Weber Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the city of Ogden.
Of the 128 students majoring in practical nursing at Ogden-Weber Tech College, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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Emily Griffith Technical 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 Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 121 students majoring in practical nursing at Emily Griffith, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Colorado Mountain 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. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.
Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.
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Aims Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 115 students majoring in practical nursing at Aims Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
Request InformationBest Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State
Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 0 |
Utah | 2 |
Idaho | 0 |
Montana | 0 |
Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 25 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.