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

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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 Alabama with 15 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Snead State Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Alabama. Located in the town of Boaz, Snead State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Alabama Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Huntsville, Drake State is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shelton State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

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 5 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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