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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$4,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Arkansas with 2,094 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Arkansas 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arkansas. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $2,952 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASUN is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in Arkansas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UACCB is a small public school located in the town of Batesville.

UACCB undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University Three Rivers. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Malvern, ASU Three Rivers is a public school with a small student population.

ASU Three Rivers undergraduate students pay an average of $3,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU Three Rivers is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Arkansas.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCM are $3,576 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SouthArk are $3,324 a year.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.

ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $3,024 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bentonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWACC are $4,450 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NWACC is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the rural area of Blytheville, Arkansas Northeastern College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,822 a year.

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University of Arkansas Rich Mountain ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UA Rich Mountain is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Mena.

UA Rich Mountain undergraduate students pay an average of $3,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

Black River Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

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 14 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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