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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,253 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 3,262 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 3rd 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York 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.

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

#1

Mildred Elley Albany

Albany, NY

Our analysis found Mildred Elley Albany to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New York. Mildred Elley Albany is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mildred Elley Albany are $14,253 a year.

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#2

Erie 1 BOCES

West Seneca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Erie 1 BOCES. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Erie 1 BOCES is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of West Seneca.

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#2

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Access Careers is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Access Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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#2

New Age Training

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Age Training. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, New Age Training is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. BOCES 2 CWD is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,952
New Jersey 1,469
Maryland 254
Delaware 208

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 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).

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