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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$13,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

With 85,339 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

Our analysis found College of Eastern Idaho to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . CEI is a small public school located in the small city of Idaho Falls.

CEI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,750 in tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at CEI take out an average of $13,109 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

CEI also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Otero Junior College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Otero JC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of La Junta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Otero JC are $6,730 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Otero JC take out $11,437 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at NIC take out an average of $17,756 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Southern Idaho is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from College of Southern Idaho take out $10,096 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Casper College are $8,568 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Casper College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,445.

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Pickens Technical College 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. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Aurora.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $8,830 per year.

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College of Western Idaho landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. CWI is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWI are $7,344 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Laramie County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,913 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from LCCC carry an average student debtload of $15,094.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Wyoming Community College District are $11,130 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Northern Wyoming Community College District take out an average of $13,417 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #10, Western Wyoming Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

WWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at WWCC take out an average of $9,531 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

WWCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing & nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,611
Utah 2,126
Idaho 205
Montana 44
Wyoming 186

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

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 29 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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