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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$16,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,599 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #186 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$8,295 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $22,204 in student debt.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA
$8,430 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from LCCC carry an average student debtload of $17,016.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Lehigh Carbon Community College Report

$13,905 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 40 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $13,905 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology take out an average of $24,527 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$10,350 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northampton County Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

Northampton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northampton Community College take out $20,968 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Northampton County Area Community College Report

$12,075 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Penn Commercial undergraduate students pay an average of $12,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Penn Commercial take out is $18,110.

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$13,000 Average Tuition & Fees

United Career Institute - Mt. Braddock ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania list. United Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Mount Braddock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at United Career Institute are $13,000 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at United Career Institute take out is $18,110.

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$17,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $17,610 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Penn College take out $22,834 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$10,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Reading Area Community 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.

RACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at RACC accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.

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$16,699 Average Tuition & Fees

Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,699 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Pittsburgh Technical College carry an average student debtload of $19,521.

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$12,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Community College of Beaver County landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

CCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 0

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

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 40 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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