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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$5,707 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 409 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Chemeketa Community College the best value school in Oregon for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chemeketa Community College are $6,120 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Chemeketa Community College take out an average of $11,321 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Chemeketa Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Oregon list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MHCC are $5,094 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at MHCC accumulate an average of around $11,503 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Oregon Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COCC are $6,417 a year.

COCC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lane Community College are $5,720 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lane Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,874.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rogue Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rogue Community College are $5,184 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Rogue Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,017.

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Concorde Career College - Portland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Concorde Career College - Portland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $15,752 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Sumner College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College take out $14,714 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $159, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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
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

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 8 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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