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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$5,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the most popular major in Kansas with 3,821 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Kansas 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.

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 Kansas

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

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $2,784 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at JCCC accumulate an average of around $9,249 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,164 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College accumulate an average of around $10,947 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kansas City Kansas Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in Kansas.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cloud County Community College is a great value for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 16 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

Hutchinson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Hutchinson Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,094.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seward County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Liberal, SCCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCCC are $3,744 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at SCCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,620.

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#6

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

Garden City Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Garden City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Garden City Community College are $3,540 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Garden City Community College accumulate an average of around $14,874 in student debt.

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Neosho County 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 #7 on the list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Neosho County Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,453.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Labette Community College are $3,968 a year.

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Barton County 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. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Barton Community College are $3,840 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Barton Community College take out $10,131 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #10, Colby Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the town of Colby.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colby Community College are $4,114 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Colby Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,887.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256
Nebraska 346

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 16 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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