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Basic Certificate in Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Basic Certificates in Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

657 Yearly Graduations
86% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 80% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 657 people earned their basic certificate in other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 3,762
Basic Certificate 657
Associate Degree 390
Bachelor’s Degree 15
Doctor’s Degree 1
Graduate Certificate 1

Earnings of Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants. About 86.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 89
Women 568
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The racial-ethnic distribution of other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 38
Black or African American 299
Hispanic or Latino 164
White 131
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 25
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to other practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Assistants & Aides 37,077
Licensed Practical Nursing 6,519

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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