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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana

18 Colleges
$36,242 Avg Salary
$20,387 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, 21 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #157 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best school in Louisiana for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at NLTCC accumulate an average of around $12,125 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Central Louisiana Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Infinity College

Lafayette, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Infinity College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, Infinity College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Infinity College take out an average of $24,245 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Practical Nursing majors at South Louisiana Community College take out an average of $15,761 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Delta College - Slidell Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the small suburb of Slidell, Delta College - Slidell Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Delta College - Slidell Campus take out $23,508 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Delta College Inc

Covington, LA

Delta College Inc came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana ranking. Delta College Inc is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Covington.

Practical Nursing majors at Delta College Inc take out an average of $23,508 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Delta College of Arts & Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Louisiana list. Delta College of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Delta College of Arts & Technology take out is $20,000.

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With a ranking of #9, SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

On average, practical nursing graduates from SOWELA take out $9,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Northshore Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus take out $18,640 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Arkansas 31
Alabama 15
Mississippi 0

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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