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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$3,159 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 6th in Georgia. In fact, 2,432 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Coastal Pines Technical College the best value school in Georgia for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Pines Technical College are $2,759 a year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oconee Fall Line Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OFTC are $3,072 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $3,082 per year.

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Out of the 22 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $3,162 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Regional Technical College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Thomasville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Georgia Technical College are $3,002 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattahoochee Technical College are $3,252 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Savannah Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Savannah Tech are $3,042 a year.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #8, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $3,286 per year.

GTC also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia rankings.

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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Crescent Technical College are $3,126 a year.

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#10

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA

Lanier Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Lanier Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lanier Technical College are $3,666 per year.

Lanier Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

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 22 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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