Find Trade Colleges

Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$3,718 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 1,030 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi

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

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

Our analysis found Southwest Mississippi Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of Summit, SMCC is a public school with a small student population.

SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Mississippi Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. NWCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $3,460 per year.

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

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northwest Mississippi Community College Report

#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Raymond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $3,750 per year.

Hinds Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Hinds Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meridian Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Meridian, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,811 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Meridian Community College Report

#5

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jones County Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

Jones County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Jones County Junior College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.

Read More…

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
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114

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 5 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.