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CIP 51.3902 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide.

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.

How to use this list

These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

Compare the degree level, curriculum, teaching language and costs on the institution’s current official website. Related subjects may use different CIP codes.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3902. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years311,079
2025Associate degree339
2025Certificate under 12 weeks33138,273
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year19110,098
2024Certificate 1–2 years321,007
2024Associate degree242
2024Certificate under 12 weeks31935,153
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1958,333
2023Certificate 1–2 years46912
2023Associate degree674
2023Bachelor degree125
2023Certificate under 12 weeks32030,562
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1946,515
2022Certificate 1–2 years571,078
2022Associate degree560
2022Bachelor degree130
2022Certificate under 12 weeks30528,430
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1926,063
2021Certificate 1–2 years501,244
2021Associate degree7104
2021Bachelor degree1177
2021Certificate under 12 weeks28626,889
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1926,143
2020Certificate 1–2 years581,301
2020Associate degree7128
2020Bachelor degree1252
2020Certificate under 12 weeks28828,805
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1985,922

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

Research the exact programme behind this field

CIP 51.3902 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

648 institutions

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