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

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

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

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The Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Kansas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology the most popular school in Kansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

About 95% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at WSU Tech take out an average of $22,822 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cloud County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central Kansas Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at North Central Kansas Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,470.

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Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from Hutchinson Community College take out $17,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

About 79% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College take out $20,517 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Washburn Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Washburn Tech take out an average of $19,916 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

With a ranking of #7, Johnson County Community College 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 Overland Park, JCCC is a public 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 JCCC carry an average student debt load of $18,385.

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#8

Donnelly College

Kansas City, KS

Donnelly College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Donnelly College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Donnelly College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,557.

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With a ranking of #9, Colby Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Colby.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Colby Community College carry an average student debt load of $20,242.

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Neosho County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

Of the 30 students majoring in practical nursing at Neosho County Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Neosho County Community College take out an average of $14,677 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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 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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