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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

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 analysis found Centralia College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Washington. Located in the distant 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $4,472 per year.

OC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $4,095 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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

The excellent basic certificate programs at Skagit Valley College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Washington. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

Skagit Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

Whatcom Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Whatcom Community College are $4,982 a year.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Bend Community College are $4,744 per year.

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#8

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,261 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Tacoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

Grays Harbor College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public college 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 Schools 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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