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

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

In 2020-2021, 47 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

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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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Kentucky 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 313 students majoring in practical nursing at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 303 students majoring in practical nursing at Gateway, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Maysville Community and Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

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

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Ashland Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Ashland, ACTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 219 students majoring in practical nursing at ACTC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Prestonsburg.

Of the 190 students majoring in practical nursing at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 157 students majoring in practical nursing at SKYCTC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

With a ranking of #10, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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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
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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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