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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$3,685 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nevada. With 622 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in Nevada for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

Truckee Meadows Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Truckee Meadows Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in Nevada.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Truckee Meadows Community College Report

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSN are $3,968 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CSN is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Nevada.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at College of Southern Nevada Report

#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WNC are $3,838 a year.

WNC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada list.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Western Nevada College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Great Basin College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

Great Basin College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,772 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Great Basin College also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada rankings.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Great Basin College

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 649
California 8,037
Oregon 409
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 4 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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