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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$6,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,855 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,793 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$4,695 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southside Virginia Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.

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#2

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA
$4,790 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia list. PVCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

PVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, PVCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia ranking.

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$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Dabney S Lancaster Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. DSLCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Clifton Forge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DSLCC are $4,710 a year.

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$4,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Patrick Henry are $4,720 per year.

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$4,725 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wytheville Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia list. WCC is a small public school located in the town of Wytheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCC are $4,725 per year.

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$4,725 Average Tuition & Fees

Danville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Danville Community College are $4,725 per year.

Danville Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.

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$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Virginia Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public college with a small student population.

VHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Mountain Empire Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. MECC is a small public school located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MECC are $4,710 per year.

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$4,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Paul D Camp Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Paul D Camp Community College is a small public school located in the town of Franklin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Paul D Camp Community College are $4,730 per year.

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$4,697 Average Tuition & Fees

New River Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia list. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 545
Georgia 2,432
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Tennessee 1,471
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Mississippi 1,030

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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