National Career College Rankings

Current edition: 2026-r1

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All 2026 placements

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National Career College — #4 of 776 ranked licensed practical/vocational nurse training (lpn/lvn) schools nationally, TradeColleges.org 2026

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Positions are within each ranking’s listed group of schools. National and state placements use different groups.

Other current ranking positions for National Career College
RankingScopePositionNumber rankedData tierLinks
Best Value Trade CollegesNational#375 of 947 ranked schools nationwideTop 40%947Tier 1View ranking: Best Value Trade Colleges, National
Best Value Trade CollegesState · California#46 of 129 ranked schools in CaliforniaTop 36%129Tier 1View ranking: Best Value Trade Colleges, California
Most Diverse Trade CollegesNational#526 of 2772 ranked schools nationwideTop 19%2772Tier 1View ranking: Most Diverse Trade Colleges, National
Most Diverse Trade CollegesState · California#123 of 353 ranked schools in CaliforniaTop 35%353Tier 1View ranking: Most Diverse Trade Colleges, California
Best Trade CollegesNational#69 of 2826 ranked schools nationwideTop 3%2826Tier 1View ranking: Best Trade Colleges, National
Best Trade CollegesState · California#13 of 329 ranked schools in CaliforniaTop 4%329Tier 1View ranking: Best Trade Colleges, California
Best Colleges for Health SciencesNational#57 of 1584 ranked schools nationwideTop 4%1584Tier 1View ranking: Best Colleges for Health Sciences, National
Best Colleges for Health SciencesState · California#14 of 206 ranked schools in CaliforniaTop 7%206Tier 1View ranking: Best Colleges for Health Sciences, California
Best Colleges for Business & FinanceNational#422 of 883 ranked schools nationwideTop 48%883Tier 1View ranking: Best Colleges for Business & Finance, National
Best Colleges for Business & FinanceState · California#78 of 123 ranked schools in CaliforniaTop 64%123Tier 1View ranking: Best Colleges for Business & Finance, California
Best Medical/Clinical Assistant SchoolsNational#33 of 799 ranked schools nationwideTop 5%799Tier 1View ranking: Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools, National
Best Medical/Clinical Assistant SchoolsState · California#13 of 116 ranked schools in CaliforniaTop 12%116Tier 1View ranking: Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools, California
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