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

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

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.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Colorado 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the most popular school in Colorado for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the 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 17 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emily Griffith Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a medium-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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#4

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Out of the 17 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the # 4 spot 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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#5

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Out of the 17 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in practical nursing at Aims Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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

Of the 112 students majoring in practical nursing at Red Rocks Community College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Community College of Denver 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 large city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Intellitec College - Grand Junction came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Intellitec College - Grand Junction is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Grand Junction.

About 82% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Technical College of the Rockies ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the rural area of Delta, Technical College of the Rockies is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 91% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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#10

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #10, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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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