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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia

23 Colleges
$34,395 Avg Salary
$12,927 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New River Community and Technical College the most popular school in West Virginia for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from New River Community and Technical College take out $11,117 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from WVNCC carry an average student debt load of $7,792.

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Out of the 23 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fred W Eberle Technical Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a small public school located in the town of Buckhannon.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Fred W Eberle Technical Center take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

Out of the 23 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Garnet Career Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Garnet Career Center carry an average student debt load of $9,447.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabell County Career Technology Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, Cabell County Career Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Careers and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the city of Parkersburg.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Wood County School of Practical Nursing take out is $7,466.

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Mercer County Technical Education Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Mercer County Technical Education Center take out an average of $10,021 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Mineral County Vocational Technical Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Mineral County Vocational Technical Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Keyser.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Practical Nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $21,262 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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
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

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 23 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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