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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

17 Colleges
$37,726 Avg Salary
$16,021 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our analysis found Washburn Institute of Technology to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Washburn Tech carry an average student debtload of $15,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central Kansas Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

Practical Nursing majors at North Central Kansas Technical College take out an average of $13,778 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out is $16,681.

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#4

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at JCCC take out is $13,500.

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Out of the 17 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Flint Hills Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Flint Hills Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Emporia.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Flint Hills Technical College carry an average student debtload of $15,750.

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With a ranking of #6, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Hutchinson Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,905.

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas ranking. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

On average, practical nursing graduates from WSU Tech take out $20,266 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Neosho County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Neosho County Community College accumulate an average of around $13,137 in student debt.

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#9

Donnelly College

Kansas City, KS

Donnelly College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, Donnelly College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Donnelly College take out an average of $24,298 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Manhattan Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. MATC is a fairly small public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Practical Nursing majors at MATC take out an average of $16,024 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 70
South Dakota 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 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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