Find Trade Colleges

Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,704 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 2nd in Utah. In fact, 2,126 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah 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 Utah

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

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

#1

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Our analysis found Snow College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Utah. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Snow College are $4,180 a year.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Snow College

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salt Lake Community College are $4,257 a year.

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

Read More…

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,305 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USU also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Utah State University Report

#4

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

The excellent basic certificate programs at Dixie State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.

Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Dixie State College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Utah list.

Read More…

#5

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davis Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Davis Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mountainland Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Read More…

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bridgerland Technical College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Bridgerland Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ogden-Weber Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Ogden-Weber Technical College Report

#5

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Utah list. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the small city of Saint George.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Dixie Technical College

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,611
Idaho 205
Montana 44
Wyoming 186

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 9 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.