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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Alabama

22 Colleges
$37,667 Avg Salary
$15,871 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in Alabama with 15 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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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 Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Alabama to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Wallace State Community College, Hanceville the most popular school in Alabama for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Alabama Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Alabama list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Bay Minette.

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Out of the 22 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, John C Calhoun State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bevill State Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the distant town of Jasper, Bevill State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace Community College, Dothan landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the city of Dothan.

Practical Nursing majors at Wallace, Dothan take out an average of $9,091 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Bishop State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Bishop State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Mobile.

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Shelton State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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Southern Union State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Alabama list. Located in the rural area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Southern Union State Community College accumulate an average of around $17,041 in student debt.

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Gadsden State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Reid State Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Alabama ranking. Reid State Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Evergreen.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Reid State Technical College take out $17,749 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
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 22 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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