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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$4,237 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 1,508 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Louisiana 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NLTCC are $4,109 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Central Louisiana Technical Community College take out an average of $5,592 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from South Louisiana Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,432.

South Louisiana Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northshore Technical Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,824.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list.

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Out of the 17 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,325 per year.

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Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

LDCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,159 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from LDCC take out $12,608 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Fletcher Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Fletcher Technical Community College take out $15,062 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Fletcher Technical Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.

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#8

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado 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. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Delgado Community College accumulate an average of around $27,463 in student debt.

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#9

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nunez Community College are $4,255 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Nunez Community College take out $13,303 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at BRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,466.

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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
Georgia 2,432
South Carolina 545
Arkansas 2,094
North Carolina 940
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
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

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 17 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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