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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,026 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,121 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

With 85,339 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,325 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 a year.

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#3

ATA College

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ATA College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ATA College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Louisville.

ATA College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,891 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Remington College - Memphis Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $19,964 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,432
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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