by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 34,557 people earned their degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide, making the major the 712th most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing assistant students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Coconino Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing assistant degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad del Turabo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major list. Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gurabo, . The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 201 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide at Universidad del Turabo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major. Remington College - Memphis Campus is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s nursing assistant degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Educational Technical College-Recinto de Bayamon landed the #4 spot on the list. Educational Technical College-Recinto de Bayamon is located in Bayamon, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s nursing assistant degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s nursing assistant students in 2020-2021.
Snow College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major ranking. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school handed out 183 degrees to qualified ’s nursing assistant students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide at Snow College
With a ranking of #7, Saint Paul College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing assistant degrees to 166 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide at Saint Paul College
With a ranking of #8, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major list. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified ’s nursing assistant students in 2020-2021.
Full DCTC Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Report
Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major ranking. Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s nursing assistant degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, Mech-Tech College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major list. Located in Caguas, , this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s nursing assistant students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mech-Tech College Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Report
West Shore Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major ranking, coming in at #8. Scottville, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing assistant degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Assistant Major ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified ’s nursing assistant students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide at NMSU Dona Ana
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