Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 51.3901 - 51.3999.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 1199 institutions across the United States, with a total of 310680 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

84,760

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2,219

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

51

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1,778

certificates awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1

degrees awarded

Other Awards

221,871

awards given

Top Schools for Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

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

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
12,143
2 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
4,846
3 Unitek College
Fremont, CA
3,600
4 Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
2,994
5 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
2,333
6 Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
2,189
7 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
2,142
8 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
2,067
9 ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
2,028
10 Hondros College of Nursing
Westerville, OH
1,983
11 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
1,957
12 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
1,956
13 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
1,869
14 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, CA
1,866
15 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
1,841
16 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
1,814
17 Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
1,758
18 Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
1,668
19 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS
1,640
20 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
1,599
21 GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ
1,591
22 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
1,589
23 Access Careers
Hempstead, NY
1,532
24 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
1,498
25 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL
1,464
26 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
1,358
27 Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
1,320
28 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
1,285
29 Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
1,284
30 Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
1,242
31 Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
1,237
32 Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI
1,228
33 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
1,201
34 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
1,191
35 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI
1,188
36 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI
1,184
37 Access Careers-Islandia
Islandia, NY
1,132
38 Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
1,068
39 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
1,067
40 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
1,061
41 College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
1,053
42 Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
1,042
43 Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
1,039
44 Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
1,034
45 Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
1,032
46 Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS
1,023
47 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
1,012
48 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
1,010
49 Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ
1,008
50 Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, MN
1,003
51 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
989
52 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
985
53 Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
964
54 Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
960
55 Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
Hicksville, NY
957
56 Highland Community College
Highland, KS
947
57 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
944
58 Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI
944
59 Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
940
60 Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, IA
932
61 Apollo Career Center
Lima, OH
932
62 Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
924
63 Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS
920
64 Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
906
65 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
904
66 Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport, AR
904
67 Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
872
68 Bridgerland Technical College
Logan, UT
871
69 Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS
869
70 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
865
71 American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
864
72 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
858
73 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
858
74 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
856
75 McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
852
76 Valley College-Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
852
77 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
848
78 South Florida Institute of Technology
Miami, FL
848
79 American Career College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
837
80 American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
810
81 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus, NJ
809
82 Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
808
83 Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
802
84 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
800
85 Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA
779
86 Infinity College
Lafayette, LA
770
87 Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT
769
88 Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
762
89 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
McAlester, OK
753
90 Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT
740
91 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
710
92 Medical Institute of Palm Beach
Greenacres, FL
707
93 Stanbridge University
Irvine, CA
705
94 Northeast Technology Center
Pryor, OK
705
95 Triton College
River Grove, IL
704
96 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
696
97 James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH
694
98 Cloud County Community College
Concordia, KS
688
99 Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
687
100 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore, WI
684