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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,279 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 465 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in West 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. 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 West 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

Our analysis found John D Rockefeller IV Career Center to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in West Virginia. John D Rockefeller IV Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of New Cumberland.

John D Rockefeller IV Career Center undergraduate students pay an average of $8,046 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center take out an average of $9,173 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Pierpont Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,328.

Pierpont Community and Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are $4,132 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at WVNCC accumulate an average of around $6,397 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New River Community and Technical College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

New River Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at New River Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,703.

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West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport 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. WVJC Bridgeport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Bridgeport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVJC Bridgeport are $14,736 a year. Practical Nursing majors at WVJC Bridgeport take out an average of $10,692 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Academy of Careers and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

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Roane-Jackson Technical Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Leroy.

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Monongalia County Technical Education Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, MTEC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Fred W Eberle Technical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Buckhannon.

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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
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 14 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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