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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$4,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,496 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Colorado to see which 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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$4,389 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Red Rocks Community College the best value school in Colorado for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Red Rocks Community College are $4,389 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Red Rocks Community College take out is $10,040.

Red Rocks Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO
$2,762 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aims Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $2,762 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Aims Community College take out $8,408 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO
$3,852 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Fort Morgan.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan Community College are $3,852 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Morgan Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,023.

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$4,140 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college with a small student population.

CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,947 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCA are $3,947 a year.

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#6

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO
$4,107 Average Tuition & Fees

Otero Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado ranking. Otero JC is a small public school located in the remote town of La Junta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Otero JC are $4,107 a year.

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO
$4,032 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FRCC are $4,032 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at FRCC take out is $12,024.

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$4,176 Average Tuition & Fees

Trinidad State Junior 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. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $4,176 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Trinidad State Junior College take out is $9,449.

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$4,930 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Pickens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pickens Technical College are $4,930 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Pickens Technical College take out an average of $9,580 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Lamar Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Lamar, LCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,136 a year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 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 20 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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