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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 1,471 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Newbern, TCAT - Newbern is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Shelbyville, TCAT - Shelbyville is a public college with a small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the town of Ripley, TCAT - Ripley is a public college with a small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, TCAT - Nashville is a public college with a small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. TCAT - Hohenwald is a small public school located in the remote town of Hohenwald.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Dickson, TCAT - Dickson is a public college with a small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Harriman, TCAT - Harriman is a public college with a small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Elizabethton, TCAT - Elizabethton is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Covington, TCAT - Covington is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public college with a small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Jacksboro is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Jacksboro.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Paris is a fairly small public school located in the town of Paris.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Knoxville is a small public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee award.

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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
Virginia 1,793
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
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

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 13 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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