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

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

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Mississippi 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Jones County Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Mississippi. Jones County Junior College is a small public school located in the distant town of Ellisville.

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Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Meridian Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Meridian.

Of the 23 students majoring in practical nursing at MCC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. SMCC is a small public school located in the town of Summit.

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

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Mississippi Delta Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the remote town of Moorhead, Mississippi Delta Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
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

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 6 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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