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

37 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Our analysis found Davis Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Davis Tech carry an average student debt load of $14,199.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - Aurora is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Aurora take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,932.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the town of Sheridan.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Northern Wyoming Community College District carry an average student debt load of $17,836.

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#4

Casper College

Casper, WY

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Casper College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from Casper College take out $15,511 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at LCCC accumulate an average of around $18,247 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bridgerland Technical College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Bridgerland ATC take out $13,725 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Of the 43 students majoring in practical nursing at USU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $15,061.

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#8

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

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

Practical Nursing majors at College of Southern Idaho take out an average of $17,782 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Carrington College, Boise ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Carrington College, Boise is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Of the 41 students majoring in practical nursing at Carrington College, Boise, 20% are male and 80% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Carrington College, Boise take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,610.

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#10

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Snow College accumulate an average of around $13,232 in student debt.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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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 26 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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