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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Texas. With 4,240 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Lamar State College - Port Arthur to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Alvin Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Texas Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.
NTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,009 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NTCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Texas College are $4,530 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Texas Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southwest Texas Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Kilgore College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $4,056 per year.
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Trinity Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Athens, TVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
TVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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St Philip’s College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.
St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,742 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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South Texas Training Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. South Texas Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of San Benito.
South Texas Training Center undergraduate students pay an average of $12,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Health School 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 #10 on the list. Texas Health School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 1,411 |
Oklahoma | 2,054 |
New Mexico | 424 |
Other Related Practical Nursing Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors for Practical Nursing
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 |
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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 |
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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 12 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.