2025 Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #359 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 associate degrees in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide in the United States

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

Top Schools for an Associate in Nursing Assistant

1

Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Northeastern Junior College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide. NJC is a small public college located in the town of Sterling.More information about a associate in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide from Northeastern Junior College

2

Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Coconino Community College is a good decision for students interested in 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.More information about a associate in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide from Coconino Community College

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide by Region

View the Best Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	1,755
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	390

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.