Nursing Schools in Ohio
There are 141 nursing schools in Ohio. This year, we evaluated 107 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
If you notice incorrect information or if we are missing a school, please let us know. We greatly appreciate it!
Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Sinclair Community College
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Sinclair Community College (SCC) is located in Dayton, Ohio. This school was established all the way back in 1887. It was an adult training school when it originally formed and did not become known as a college until 1948. SCC now serves more than 18,000 students, making it a very large and ... Programs offered
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Eastern Gateway Community College
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Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) is located in Steubenville, Ohio. EGCC was established in 1968 and has had a number of different name changes throughout the decades. It serves more than 4500 students currently and is an open admissions college. EGCC has a large number of ... Programs offered
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Lorain County Community College
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Lorain County Community College (LCCC) is located in Elyria, Ohio. LCCC was established back in 1963 and it now has more than 11,000 students. The school has even been recognized for its commitment to providing the best possible academic experience to students. In 2018, LCCC was recognized as ... Programs offered
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North Central State College
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North Central State College (NCSC) is located in Mansfield, Ohio. NCSC was established in 1961 and it now has more than 3000 students. This public community college offers students the chance to earn many different associate’s degrees, certificates, and diplomas. It has many workforce ... Programs offered
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Columbus State Community College
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Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is located in Columbus, Ohio. CSCC was established in 1963 and it currently has more than 27,000 students. CSCC offers students various career programs in over 50 areas of business. Students can earn associate’s degrees in many focuses and will also ... Programs offered
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Cuyahoga Community College District
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Cuyahoga Community College District (Tri-C) is located in Cleveland, Ohio. Tri-C was established in 1963 and it now has more than 26,000 students enrolled. This is actually the very first community college in the state of Ohio. It is also the largest and offers a large number of ... Programs offered
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (CSTCC) is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. CSTCC was established back in 1969 and it now serves more than 9900 students. This technical and community college has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It offers students many ... Programs offered
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Belmont College
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Belmont College is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. This college was established back in 1971 and used to be known as Belmont Technical College. It is a public two-year college that serves over 1000 students. This school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and it has many ... Programs offered
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Owens Community College
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Owens Community College (OCC) is located in Perrysburg, Ohio and has several satellite campuses in the area. OCC was established back in 1965 and currently serves over 10,000 students across all of its campuses. There are more than 100 academic programs available at this school including ... Programs offered
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Southern State Community College
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Southern State Community College (SSCC) is located in Hillsboro, Ohio with additional campuses in Mount Orab, Washington Court House, and Wilmington. SSCC was established back in 1975 and it now serves more than 2700 students. This school has a large number of different academic options ... Programs offered
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Marion Technical College
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Stark State College
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Washington State Community College
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Washington State Community College (WSCC) is located in Marietta, Ohio. WSCC was established in 1971 and it now serves more than 1600 students. It offers students smaller class sizes and a more intimate educational opportunity that can lead to greater success. Students at WSCC will be able to ... Programs offered
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Clark State Community College
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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
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Ohio University-Southern Campus
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Lakeland Community College
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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
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Trinity Health System School of Nursing
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James A Rhodes State College
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Northwest State Community College
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Edison State Community College
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Central Ohio Technical College
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Hocking College
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Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
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Terra State Community College
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Youngstown State University
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Tri-Rivers Career Center
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Ohio Valley College of Technology
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Bryant & Stratton College-Eastlake
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Shawnee State University
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Wright State University-Main Campus
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The main campus of Wright State University is in Fairborn, Ohio, which is a suburb of Dayton. It was established in 1967 and is named after the Wright brothers. The university began as a branch campus of Ohio State University and Miami University in 1964. Three years later, the campus became an ... Programs offered
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Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Cleveland State University
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Cleveland State University is a public institution in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 after purchasing the buildings of Fenn College. It also acquired the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1969. It is now part of the University System of Ohio. Over 70 majors are available at the ... Programs offered
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Ohio Medical Career College
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Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
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University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
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University of Toledo
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Mount Carmel College of Nursing
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Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a private college in Columbus, Ohio. It is a small college, with a total of 154 students enrolled during the Fall 2016 semester. The nursing college was founded in 1903 by Sisters of the Holy Cross. It is located within the Mount Carmel West Hospital and is ... Programs offered
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University of Akron Main Campus
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The University of Akron is a public university with the main campus in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. Over 200 undergraduate and 100 graduate programs are offered at the university, including several nursing programs. The university has an annual enrollment of over ... Programs offered
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Muskingum University
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Kent State University at Kent
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Kent State University at Kent is a public university and part of the University System of Ohio. There are ten campuses in this school system, including the Kent campus. It was established in 1910 and was originally a teacher training school. The first classes were held during the 1912 school ... Programs offered
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Mercy College of Ohio
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Ursuline College
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Ursuline College is a private college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was established in 1871, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher learning for women in the US. It was also the first Catholic women’s college in the state of Ohio. Ursuline College was founded by Ursuline Sisters in ... Programs offered
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Walsh University
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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
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Mount Saint Joseph University
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Kettering College
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Lourdes University
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Capital University
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Capital University is a private institution in Bexley, Ohio, which is a suburb of Columbus. It was established in 1830 as the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio. It is the oldest university in the central Ohio area and one of the oldest Lutheran-affiliated ... Programs offered
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Malone University
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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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The main campus of the University of Cincinnati (UC) is in Cincinnati, Ohio. The university is a public institution with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs and part of the University System of Ohio. Along with the main campus, there are nine other campuses throughout the state. The ... Programs offered
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Baldwin Wallace University
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Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private institution in Berea, Ohio. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Over 3,400 undergraduate students enrolled in the 2018 school year. BW was established in 1845 by Methodist settlers and became a university in 2012. ... Programs offered
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Herzing University-Akron
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Notre Dame College
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Ohio Northern University
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Ohio University-Main Campus
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Cedarville University
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Hiram College
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
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Otterbein University
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Franciscan University of Steubenville
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Chamberlain University-Ohio
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Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
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Fortis College-Columbus
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Fortis College-Cincinnati
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Hondros College of Nursing
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Xavier University
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University of Rio Grande
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Bryant & Stratton College-Cleveland
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Fortis College-Centerville
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Case Western Reserve University
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Beckfield College-Tri-County
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American Institute of Alternative Medicine
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The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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MDT College of Health Sciences
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Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District
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Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is located in Chillicothe, Ohio. This school was founded back in 1974 and it offers many different services to the community. The school serves as a high school tech-prep facility that offers 20 different programs to help students from high ... Programs offered
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Apollo Career Center
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Apollo Career Center is located in Lima, Ohio. This career center serves both high school students and adults in the community. Students will be able to pursue various skilled trades to further their career prospects. There are also online classes for busy adults who have problems making it to ... Programs offered
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Buckeye Hills Career Center
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Buckeye Hills Career Center (BHCC) is located in Rio Grande, Ohio. This career center is well known in the community for providing a wide variety of career and technical programs involving classroom instruction, cooperative work experiences, and laboratory time when it is applicable. This ... Programs offered
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Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
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O C Collins Career Center
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Miami Valley Career Technology Center
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Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education
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ETI Technical College
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Wayne County Schools Career Center
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Upper Valley Career Center
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Portage Lakes Career Center
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Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing
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Willoughby-Eastlake School of Practical Nursing
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Sandusky Career Center
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Choffin Career and Technical Center
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Knox County Career Center
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Great Oaks Career Campuses
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Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education
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Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education
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Scioto County Career Technical Center
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Northcoast Medical Training Academy
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Central School of Practical Nursing
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EHOVE Career Center
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Stautzenberger College-Maumee
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Akron School of Practical Nursing
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Fortis College-Ravenna
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Butler Tech-D Russel Lee Career Center
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Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
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Professional Skills Institute
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Trumbull Career & Technical Center
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Antonelli College-Cincinnati
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Adult and Community Education-Hudson
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Ashland University
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Established in 1878, Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio. It is affiliated with the Brethren Church. 60 students enrolled during the first school year. For the 2018 school year, over 5,700 students were enrolled. The university offers almost 70 undergraduate programs and ... Programs offered
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Auburn Career Center
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Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
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Defiance College
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Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing
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Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
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Kent State University at Ashtabula
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Kent State University at East Liverpool
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Kent State University at Geauga
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Kent State University at Tuscarawas
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Miami University-Oxford
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Miami-Jacobs Career College-Dayton
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Ohio State University-Main Campus
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Pike County Joint Vocational School District
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Urbana University
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Wright State University-Lake Campus
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University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
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Ohio Christian University
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Franklin University
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Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Nursing
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Miami University-Hamilton
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Miami University-Middletown
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University of Mount Union
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Ohio State University-Newark Campus
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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
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Wittenberg University
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Hamrick School
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University of Toledo - Health Science Campus
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Cuyahoga Community College - Eastern Campus
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Acadia Career Institute
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Alliance Career Centre - Robert T. White School of Practical Nursing
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Felbry College School of Nursing
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
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Brown Mackie College-Findlay (Closed in 2017) LPN BSN ADN |
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Brown Mackie College-North Canton (Closed in 2017) ADN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Akron (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Hilliard (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Norwood (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Strongsville (Closed in 2016) ADN BSN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Warrensville Heights (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Youngstown (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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Lincoln College of Technology - Dayton (Closed in 2013) LPN |
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Ohio Hi Point Joint Vocational School District (Closed in 2014) LPN |
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Springfield Regional School of Nursing (Closed in 2012) Diploma |
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Huron School of Nursing (Closed in 2011) Diploma |
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ITT Technical Institute-Dayton (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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Brightwood College-Dayton (Closed in 2023) ADN |
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Kaplan Career Institute - Brooklyn (Closed in 2015) ADN |
Ohio's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Ohio's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Ohio Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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| Registered Nurses | 124,620 | 23.203 | $30 | $63,300 | |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 2,540 | 0.473 | $73 | $151,270 | |
| Nurse Midwives | 190 | 0.035 | $46 | $96,120 | |
| Nurse Practitioners | 7,460 | 1.388 | $48 | $99,110 | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 40,660 | 7.571 | $20 | $42,030 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 66,160 | 12.318 | $13 | $26,080 | |
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