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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$5,398 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 1,586 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Alabama 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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chattahoochee Valley Community College the best value school in Alabama for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. CVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Phenix City.

CVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at CVCC take out an average of $8,543 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bevill State Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Jasper.

Bevill State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bevill State Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wallace Community College, Selma is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. WCCS is a small public school located in the distant town of Selma.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCS are $4,620 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Shelton State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shelton State Community College are $4,980 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wallace Community College, Dothan. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace, Dothan are $4,860 per year.

Wallace, Dothan also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama rankings.

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Coastal Alabama Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,920 a year.

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Reid State Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the rural area of Evergreen, Reid State Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Reid State Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Reid State Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in Alabama.

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Northeast Alabama Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $4,920 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northeast take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,710.

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Gadsden State Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. GSCC is a small public school located in the city of Gadsden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GSCC are $5,312 a year.

GSCC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #3.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,920 per 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
Louisiana 1,508
West Virginia 465
Virginia 1,793
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

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 18 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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