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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
$13,342 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

With 84,270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and 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 2023 rankings named College of Eastern Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. CEI is a small public school located in the city of Idaho Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,222 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from CEI carry an average student debtload of $21,062.

CEI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Otero Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of La Junta, Otero JC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Otero JC are $6,563 a year.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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 college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NIC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,286.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-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 $17,782 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Casper College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

Casper College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,520 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Casper College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,511.

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Pickens Technical 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 #6 on the list. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the large city of Aurora.

Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,830 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pickens Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,808.

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College of Western Idaho 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.

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 and 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. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at LCCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,247.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.

Northern Wyoming Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northern Wyoming Community College District take out $17,836 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Western Wyoming Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWCC are $8,640 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at WWCC accumulate an average of around $15,103 in student debt.

WWCC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

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

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 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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