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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$4,719 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 649 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Washington to see which basic certificate 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Centralia College the best value school in Washington for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Centralia College are $4,891 a year.

Centralia College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington rankings.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Olympic College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

OC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list.

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Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $4,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,710 per year.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Skagit Valley College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Mount Vernon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Skagit Valley College are $4,748 a year.

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#6

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

With a ranking of #6, Whatcom Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Whatcom Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Big Bend Community College are $4,744 a year.

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#8

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

With a ranking of #8, Lower Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,261 a year.

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Tacoma Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $4,901 per year.

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#10

Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

Grays Harbor College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GHC are $4,605 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,037
Oregon 409
Nevada 622
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

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 12 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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