2023 Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Assistant for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide is the 712th most popular major in the country with 34,557 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5,106 nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Assistant for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Assistant for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying nursing assistant.
Top 1 Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nursing Assistant for an Associate list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s nursing assistant students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Paul College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 5,823 students enrolled at Saint Paul College, 79 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,549. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Paul College]](/colleges/saint-paul-college-a-community-and-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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