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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$2,568 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 940 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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 South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alamance Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ACC are $2,498 a year.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Davidson County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCCC are $2,208 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,538 per year.

MCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richmond Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Richmond Community College are $2,536 a year.

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Surry Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Surry Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,663 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Cleveland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Cleveland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Shelby.

Cleveland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,602 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FTCC are $2,564 a year.

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Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Johnston Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Johnston Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Smithfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johnston Community College are $2,657 per year.

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Southwestern Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

Southwestern Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,229 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
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 15 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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