2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training in the Southeast Region

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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training is the 328th most popular major in the country with 45,031 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 14,857 licensed practical/vocational nurse training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 licensed practical/vocational nurse training graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in licensed practical/vocational nurse training. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in licensed practical/vocational nurse training.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree licensed practical/vocational nurse training students.

Top 5 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training in the Southeast Region

1

ATA College
Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ATA College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region list. ATA College is a private for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full ATA College Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Report

2

SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 associates’s licensed practical/vocational nurse training degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training at SOWELA Technical Community College

3

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 38 associates’s licensed practical/vocational nurse training degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Arkansas Tech University Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Report

4

Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Alexandria, Louisiana, and it awarded 24 associates’s licensed practical/vocational nurse training degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Central Louisiana Technical Community College Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Report

5

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

Top 25% overall quality in Southeast

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified associates’s licensed practical/vocational nurse training students in 2021-2022.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.