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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Mexico 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 Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Mexico. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 89% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

Of the 24 students majoring in practical nursing at SFCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. NMSU Alamogordo is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Alamogordo.

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

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Brookline College - Albuquerque landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the remote town of Ruidoso, ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. UNM Los Alamos is a small public school located in the distant town of Los Alamos.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 97
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57

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 13 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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