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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$4,924 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 Virginia. With 1,793 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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 analysis found Southside Virginia Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Danville Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Danville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Danville Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Patrick Henry Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.

Patrick Henry undergraduate students pay an average of $4,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Mountain Empire Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Virginia. MECC is a small public school located in the town of Big Stone Gap.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MECC are $4,725 per year.

MECC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $4,998 per year.

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Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BRCC are $5,364 a year.

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Rappahannock Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Glenns, RCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RCC are $4,820 a year.

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Paul D Camp Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Paul D Camp Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Franklin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Paul D Camp Community College are $4,730 a year.

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Virginia Western Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Virginia Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,103 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Tidewater Community 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 city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,561 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
Georgia 2,432
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
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 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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