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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Davidson County Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alamance Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Women make up 83% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Richmond Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

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With a ranking of #6, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. CCCTI is a small public school located in the suburb of Hudson.

Of the 7 students majoring in practical nursing at CCCTI, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Halifax Community College 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 rural area of Weldon, Halifax Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 80% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Sandhills Community College 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 rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. CFCC is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
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 24 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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