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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska

8 Colleges
$37,743 Avg Salary
$15,087 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Nebraska 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the most popular school in Nebraska for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College take out is $18,486.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $10,322 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northeast take out is $14,250.

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#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, College of Saint Mary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Saint Mary take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Western Nebraska Community 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 remote town of Scottsbluff, WNCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WNCC take out is $13,378.

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#8

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
North Dakota 70
South Dakota 0

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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).

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