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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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Chattahoochee Valley Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Alabama. CVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Phenix City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVCC are $4,980 a 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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Out of the 18 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Bevill State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Jasper.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bevill State Community College are $5,278 a 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCCS are $4,620 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shelton State Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Shelton State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,980 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 small city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public school with a small student population.

Wallace, Dothan undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 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, Wallace, Dothan is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in Alabama.

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Coastal Alabama Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,920 per 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 school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reid State Technical College are $4,950 per year.

Reid State Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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Northeast Alabama Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. 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 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 #9 on the list. GSCC is a small public school located in the city of Gadsden.

GSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GSCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,920 a 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 Schools 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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