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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$6,901 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 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.

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

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

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,640 a 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

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#2

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madisonville Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

Madisonville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,640 per 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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Out of the 16 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,560 per 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 also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 16 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SKYCTC are $4,560 per 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 town of Prestonsburg.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $4,560 a 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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#8

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hopkinsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,560 per 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 school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maysville Community and Technical College are $4,560 a 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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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
Alabama 1,586
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 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.

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