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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$2,147 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 New Mexico. With 424 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track 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. 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 New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Mexico 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 New Mexico

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

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

Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Mexico. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $1,736 per year.

Clovis 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 New Mexico list.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SJC are $1,714 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $1,858 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM Gallup are $2,646 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNM Gallup is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in New Mexico.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $2,505 per year.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

ENMU - Roswell Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $2,424 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054

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 7 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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