Nursing Assistant Aide and Patient Care Assistant Aide

A program that prepares individuals to perform routine nursing-related services to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities, under the training and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 511 institutions across the United States, with a total of 151368 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

37,998

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

74

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

25

degrees awarded

Other Awards

113,271

awards given

Top Schools for Nursing Assistant Aide and Patient Care Assistant Aide

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
8,480
2 Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
2,964
3 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
2,264
4 Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
2,156
5 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
1,956
6 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
1,828
7 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
1,784
8 Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
1,668
9 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
1,500
10 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
1,488
11 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
1,484
12 Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
1,452
13 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
1,416
14 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL
1,368
15 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS
1,316
16 Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI
1,228
17 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
1,220
18 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI
1,188
19 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI
1,184
20 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
1,180
21 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
1,144
22 Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
1,068
23 Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
1,032
24 GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ
1,028
25 College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
1,008
26 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
980
27 Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
960
28 Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI
944
29 Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
940
30 Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
928
31 Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, MN
928
32 Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
924
33 Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS
912
34 Highland Community College
Highland, KS
896
35 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
884
36 Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
880
37 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
856
38 McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
852
39 South Florida Institute of Technology
Miami, FL
848
40 Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
848
41 Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
840
42 Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS
824
43 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
800
44 Apollo Career Center
Lima, OH
800
45 Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
772
46 Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS
764
47 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
764
48 Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
756
49 Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT
740
50 Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, IA
740
51 Bridgerland Technical College
Logan, UT
724
52 Infinity College
Lafayette, LA
716
53 Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
704
54 Triton College
River Grove, IL
704
55 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
700
56 Cloud County Community College
Concordia, KS
688
57 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore, WI
684
58 Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
660
59 Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport, AR
655
60 New Age Training
New York, NY
652
61 Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
652
62 Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT
640
63 Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA
636
64 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
620
65 Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
608
66 James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH
604
67 Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS
596
68 Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
Springfield, IL
592
69 Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
588
70 Garden City Community College
Garden City, KS
584
71 Eastern Iowa Community College District
Davenport, IA
584
72 Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
568
73 Pima Medical Institute-East Valley
Mesa, AZ
568
74 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
568
75 Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
564
76 Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
564
77 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
548
78 Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA
548
79 Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL
528
80 Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Malvern, AR
516
81 Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA
516
82 Richland Community College
Decatur, IL
508
83 Great Basin College
Elko, NV
504
84 Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS
504
85 Medical Institute of Palm Beach
Greenacres, FL
500
86 Western Nevada College
Carson City, NV
496
87 Northeast Technology Center
Pryor, OK
495
88 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
McAlester, OK
492
89 Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA
488
90 Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
488
91 Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI
476
92 Salina Area Technical College
Salina, KS
472
93 Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN
472
94 Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
464
95 Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
464
96 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, LA
464
97 Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, KS
464
98 Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
464
99 Arlington Career Institute
Grand Prairie, TX
460
100 Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
444