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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$3,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,677 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing & nursing assistants was ranked 5th in Nebraska. In fact, 346 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in Nebraska for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,300 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,874.

Central Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,276 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,405.

Southeast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,285 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $5,964.

MCC also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-Plains Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

Mid-Plains Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mid-Plains Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Northeast take out an average of $13,534 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Northeast also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

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College of Saint Mary 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. Located in the large city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Mary are $22,450 per year.

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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
Kansas 3,821
Missouri 962
Minnesota 2,176
South Dakota 245
Iowa 1,762
North Dakota 256

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 6 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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