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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

50 Colleges
$33,107 Avg Salary
$13,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #187 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Mountainland Technical College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davis Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Davis Tech accumulate an average of around $8,367 in student debt.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at FRCC take out is $12,024.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

The excellent programs at Snow College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Snow College take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Uintah Basin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.

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Ogden-Weber Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Ogden-Weber Tech College carry an average student debt load of $6,668.

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Bridgerland Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public college with a small student population.

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Pueblo Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Pueblo Community College carry an average student debt load of $11,293.

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Community College of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CCD take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Emily Griffith Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Emily Griffith take out $12,832 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 0

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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