Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to perform routine nursing-related services to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities, under the training and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

Numbers at a glance

518th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
342
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
72
Women
270

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Universidad Del Turabo342
Average private university graduating class: 342 students.

O's Insights on Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • Relatively newly introduced major