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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Kansas with 3,821 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kansas 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.
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 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $2,784 per year.
JCCC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,164 a year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.
Hutchinson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Hutchinson Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Garden City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Garden City.
Garden City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,540 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Neosho County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,416 per year.
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Seward County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Liberal, SCCC is a public college with a small student population.
SCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Barton County 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 Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $3,840 per year.
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Dodge City Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Dodge City.
Dodge City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Colby Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the town of Colby.
Colby Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,114 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Washburn Institute of Technology 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Washburn Tech are $8,640 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 962 |
Minnesota | 2,176 |
South Dakota | 245 |
Iowa | 1,762 |
North Dakota | 256 |
Nebraska | 346 |
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 14 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.