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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,972 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 962 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

Check out the practical nursing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Crowder College are $5,616 a year.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Crowder College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Health is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Health undergraduate students pay an average of $11,691 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Report

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Bolivar Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bolivar Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bolivar Technical College are $24,610 per year.

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#4

Waynesville Career Center

Waynesville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesville Career Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Waynesville, Waynesville Technical Academy is a public college with a small student population.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Waynesville Career Center Report

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
Kansas 3,821
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 4 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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