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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$2,123 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 Arizona. With 1,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found GateWay Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GateWay Community College are $2,070 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at GateWay Community College accumulate an average of around $5,949 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Estrella Mountain Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Estrella Mountain Community College are $2,070 per year.

Estrella Mountain Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#3

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Arizona College are $2,232 per year.

Eastern Arizona College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at MCC take out an average of $15,631 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northland Pioneer College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

NPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NPC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #6, Phoenix College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $2,070 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cochise College are $2,184 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Cochise College take out an average of $6,340 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #8, Mesa 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 large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mesa Community College are $2,070 a year.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chandler.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in Arizona.

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#10

Glendale Community College

Glendale, AZ

Glendale Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Glendale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054
New Mexico 424

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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 13 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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