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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$2,441 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 940 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in North Carolina 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 McDowell Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. McDowell Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marion.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McDowell Technical Community College are $1,958 a year.

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Out of the 33 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Forsyth Tech take out $11,346 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 33 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Durham Technical Community College are $2,229 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Durham Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,482.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,538 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in North Carolina.

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College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

College of the Albemarle 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. College of the Albemarle is a small public school located in the distant town of Elizabeth City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Albemarle are $2,260 per year.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Guilford Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $15,484 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Vance-Granville Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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Bladen Community 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 Dublin, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Brunswick Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Brunswick Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bolivia.

Brunswick Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brunswick Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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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
Florida 4,163
West Virginia 465
Louisiana 1,508
Virginia 1,793
Alabama 1,586
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 25 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).

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