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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$7,004 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,793 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

#1

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Our analysis found Piedmont Virginia Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PVCC are $4,790 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at PVCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,961.

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Out of the 22 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Patrick Henry is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Patrick Henry are $4,720 per year.

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Out of the 22 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southside Virginia Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dabney S Lancaster Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DSLCC are $4,740 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from DSLCC carry an average student debtload of $12,166.

DSLCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wytheville Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. WCC is a small public school located in the town of Wytheville.

WCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Mountain Empire Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. MECC is a small public school located in the town of Big Stone Gap.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MECC are $4,725 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Highlands Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,725 per year.

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Paul D Camp Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Paul D Camp Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Franklin.

Paul D Camp Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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New River 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 #9 on the list. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NRCC are $4,697 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from NRCC carry an average student debtload of $12,238.

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#10

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, VA

Reynolds Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $4,998 a 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 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
Louisiana 1,508
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 22 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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