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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,222 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #187 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found SOWELA Technical Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SOWELA are $4,265 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Central Louisiana Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,098 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

ATA College

Louisville, KY

The excellent associate degree programs at ATA College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Louisville, ATA College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATA College are $13,120 per year.

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Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent associate degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,636 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Memphis Campus are $17,468 per year.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 21
Arkansas 31
Alabama 15
Mississippi 0

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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