2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #364 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 53 associate degrees in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Assistant Students Working on Their Associate

1

Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ

53 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Coconino Community College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide. Coconino Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Flagstaff. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide in Arizona. More information about a associate in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide from Coconino Community College

2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

#1 Most Popular In NM

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana if you wish to pursue an associate degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Las Cruces. More information about a associate in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Colleges by State

Explore the most popular nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	342	49
New Mexico	254	0

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Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Related Rankings by Major

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide is one of 2 different types of Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	68

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.