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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

50 Colleges
$33,107 Avg Salary
$13,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Our analysis found Mountainland Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Davis Tech take out $8,367 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $12,024 in student debt.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Snow College carry an average student debt load of $11,000.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Uintah Basin Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.

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Ogden-Weber Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the city of Ogden.

Practical Nursing majors at Ogden-Weber Tech College take out an average of $6,668 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Bridgerland Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Pueblo Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

Practical Nursing majors at Pueblo Community College take out an average of $11,293 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Community College of Denver came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from CCD carry an average student debt load of $12,000.

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Emily Griffith Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Emily Griffith carry an average student debt load of $12,832.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 0

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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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