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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 4,114 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Kentucky 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out $9,460 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #1.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Madisonville Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madisonville Community College are $4,560 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Madisonville Community College take out an average of $6,673 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,640 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Jefferson Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $11,791.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out $9,171 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SKYCTC are $4,560 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at SKYCTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,675.
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Big Sandy Community and 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. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Sandy Community and Technical College are $4,560 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Big Sandy Community and Technical College take out an average of $11,901 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Somerset Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.
SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from SCC take out $11,327 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Hopkinsville 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 #8 on the list. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hopkinsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,560 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Hopkinsville Community College take out an average of $9,081 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Maysville Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maysville Community and Technical College are $4,560 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Maysville Community and Technical College take out $12,748 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Ashland Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the city of Ashland, ACTC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ACTC are $4,560 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from ACTC take out $8,596 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 545 |
Georgia | 2,432 |
Arkansas | 2,094 |
North Carolina | 940 |
Florida | 4,163 |
Louisiana | 1,508 |
West Virginia | 465 |
Virginia | 1,793 |
Alabama | 1,586 |
Tennessee | 1,471 |
Mississippi | 1,030 |
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Practical Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 16 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.