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

31 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. 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Virginia to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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 ECPI University carry an average student debt load of $29,008. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $137.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Falls Church, Standard College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in practical nursing at Standard College of Nursing, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Standard College of Nursing take out an average of $20,104 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Chester Career College

CHESTER, VA

Out of the 31 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Chester Career College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Richmond School of Health and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of CHESTER.

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#3

Centra College of Nursing

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centra College of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Centra College of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 39 students majoring in practical nursing at Centra College of Nursing, 3% are male and 97% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Centra College of Nursing take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,438.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Riverside College of Health Careers is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Riverside College of Health Careers is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.

Of the 33 students majoring in practical nursing at Riverside College of Health Careers, 6% are male and 94% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Riverside College of Health Careers take out $18,879 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southside Virginia Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Southside Virginia Community College carry an average student debt load of $11,201.

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Wytheville Community 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Wytheville, WCC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at WCC accumulate an average of around $11,903 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Fortis College - Norfolk did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Fortis College - Norfolk is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Mountain Empire Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at MECC take out an average of $9,260 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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New River Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from NRCC take out $16,504 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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

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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