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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

22 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Our analysis found Saddleback College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in nursing at Saddleback College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Nursing at Saddleback College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Glendale Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at GCC take out an average of $22,175 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Nursing at Glendale Community College Report

#3

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in nursing at Pasadena City College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Victor Valley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Victorville.

Of the 48 students majoring in nursing at Victor Valley College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Nursing at Victor Valley College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clover Park Technical College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Clover Park Technical College Report

#5

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden West College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden West College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Huntington Beach.

Full Nursing at Golden West College Report

#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at East Los Angeles College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Nursing at Long Beach City College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Career Networks Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Orange, CNI College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Career Networks Institute Report

#5

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clackamas Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Oregon 1,502
Nevada 2,015
Hawaii 535
Alaska 177

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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