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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$5,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was ranked 4th in Michigan. In fact, 1,324 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Michigan

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Washtenaw Community College the best value school in Michigan for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Washtenaw Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan rankings.

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#2

Delta College

University Center, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delta College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of University Center, Delta College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta College are $6,980 a year.

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#3

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $5,650 per year.

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#4

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Henry Ford College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henry Ford College are $5,308 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

LCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Lansing Community College

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,268
Wisconsin 6,068
Ohio 4,902
Illinois 5,858

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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