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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania

55 Colleges
$40,599 Avg Salary
$18,420 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #186 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs were the most popular for 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.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Prism Career Institute, Philadelphia the most popular school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Prism Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Prism Career Institute take out is $21,950. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $94.

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Out of the 55 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Willow Street, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Lancaster County Career and Technology Center carry an average student debt load of $19,396.

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Out of the 55 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Ford City, Lenape Practical Nursing Program is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career is a small public school located in the town of Lewisburg.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career take out is $10,813.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Altoona, Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center accumulate an average of around $18,965 in student debt.

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Eastern Center for Arts and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Willow Grove.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Eastern Center for Arts and Technology carry an average student debt load of $15,050.

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Falcon Institute of Health And Science landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Falcon Institute of Health And Science is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, Lebanon County Career & Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Lebanon County Career & Technology Center take out $18,235 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Lincoln Tech - Allentown is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Allentown.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Lincoln Tech - Allentown take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $167, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Practical Nursing majors at HACC take out an average of $22,204 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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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 25 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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