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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$3,154 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was ranked 6th in Georgia. In fact, 2,432 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Georgia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Georgia

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Coastal Pines Technical College the best value school in Georgia for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Pines Technical College are $2,759 a year.

Coastal Pines Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Athens Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $3,062 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Athens Technical College is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in Georgia.

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Out of the 21 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public college with a small student population.

OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,112 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out $7,670 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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Out of the 21 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Regional Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.

Southwest Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,002 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Chattahoochee Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Southern Crescent Technical College carry an average student debtload of $7,688.

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Central Georgia Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

CGTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,082 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from CGTC take out $8,084 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

Augusta Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,262 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southeastern Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Vidalia, Southeastern Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Southeastern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,127 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
Kentucky 4,114
Tennessee 1,471
Mississippi 1,030

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 21 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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