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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado.

Our analysis found Concorde Career College - Aurora to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Colorado. Located in the city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Aurora take out an average of $19,932 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Otero Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Otero JC is a small public school located in the town of La Junta.

Of the 37 students majoring in practical nursing at Otero JC, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Colorado Mesa take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,497. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $129.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Aurora. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Aurora, PMI Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at PMI Aurora take out an average of $17,410 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CCD take out $16,870 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

With a ranking of #6, Morgan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Fort Morgan.

About 94% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Morgan Community College carry an average student debt load of $13,797.

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $15,775 in student debt.

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Pickens Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Pickens Technical College carry an average student debt load of $16,808.

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#9

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Colorado Mountain College carry an average student debt load of $14,566.

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Pueblo Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Pueblo Community College take out $14,399 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 11 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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