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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$4,575 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 the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 4,114 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Jefferson Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Jefferson Community and Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,640 per year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.

Gateway undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Gateway also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#4

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madisonville Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

Madisonville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 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, Madisonville Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Kentucky.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Prestonsburg.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Cumberland, Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Maysville Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hopkinsville.

Hopkinsville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SKYCTC are $4,560 a 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Tennessee 1,471
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 16 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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