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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$4,673 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,381 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #117 most popular major in Washington with 113 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
$4,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Centralia College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centralia College are $4,770 per year.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA
$4,101 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Olympic College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,101 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at OC accumulate an average of around $14,506 in student debt.

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$4,004 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bellingham Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Washington. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $4,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,609 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA
$4,431 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Skagit Valley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Skagit Valley College are $4,431 per year.

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#6

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA
$4,868 Average Tuition & Fees

Whatcom Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Whatcom Community College are $4,868 per year.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA
$4,629 Average Tuition & Fees

Big Bend Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. Located in the remote town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Big Bend Community College are $4,629 a year.

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#8

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA
$4,182 Average Tuition & Fees

Lower Columbia College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $4,182 per year.

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$4,929 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Tacoma Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $4,929 per year.

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$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at CPTC take out an average of $17,900 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Nevada 0

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).

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