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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

80 Colleges
$9,268 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 84,270 practical nursing and nursing assistants students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 15% Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from CPTC take out $21,255 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cuesta College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuesta College are $8,702 a year.

Cuesta College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Napa Valley College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Napa Valley College are $8,734 a year.

Napa Valley College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii Maui College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,414 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH Maui College also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogue Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rogue Community College are $6,192 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Rogue Community College take out $20,793 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #6, Kapiolani Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kapiolani CC are $8,420 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Kapiolani CC take out $13,429 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

With a ranking of #7, Antelope Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Antelope Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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College of the Redwoods landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. College of the Redwoods is a small public school located in the rural area of Eureka.

College of the Redwoods undergraduate students pay an average of $8,131 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pasadena City College are $7,596 per year.

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#10

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

With a ranking of #10, Riverside City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Riverside City College are $10,120 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Riverside City College carry an average student debtload of $13,034.

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#11

Shasta College

Redding, CA

Shasta College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Shasta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Redding.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Shasta College are $7,909 a year.

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#12

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacramento City are $10,168 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Reedley College Reedley, CA
14 Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA
14 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
16 Kauai Community College Lihue, HI

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 649
California 8,037
Oregon 409
Nevada 622
Alaska 22
Hawaii 96

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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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