2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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 Minnesota with 2,176 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Minnesota 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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 2023 rankings named Century College the best value school in Minnesota for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $6,105 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.
Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Anoka Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Inver Hills Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IHCC are $6,007 a year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Pine Technical & Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Pine Technical & Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northland Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Minnesota. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a year.
Dakota County Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCTC are $6,419 a year.
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Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota West are $6,484 a year.
Saint Paul 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 #8 on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Rochester Community and Technical 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,670 per year.
Rochester Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list.
Hennepin Technical 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 #10 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year.
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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 3,821 |
Missouri | 962 |
South Dakota | 245 |
Iowa | 1,762 |
North Dakota | 256 |
Nebraska | 346 |
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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