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

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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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Virginia 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.

Our analysis found Southside Virginia Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

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

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Out of the 19 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Rappahannock Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#3

Chester Career College

CHESTER, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chester Career College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Richmond School of Health and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of CHESTER.

Of the 35 students majoring in practical nursing at Richmond School of Health and Technology, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Danville Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Virginia. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mountain Empire Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public college with a small student population.

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Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Shore Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. ESCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Melfa.

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Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

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Lord Fairfax Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Lord Fairfax Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.

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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
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 19 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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