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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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.

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

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

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.

ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,952 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ASUN also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. UACCB is a small public school located in the town of Batesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCB are $3,126 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Arkansas State University Three Rivers helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Malvern, ASU Three Rivers is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU Three Rivers are $3,356 a year.

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

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Out of the 14 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UACCM are $3,576 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public college 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASUMH are $3,024 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

NWACC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NWACC also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Arkansas Northeastern College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Blytheville, Arkansas Northeastern College is a public school 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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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. 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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#10

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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