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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,191 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,395 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in West Virginia 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.

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 West Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$8,046 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named John D Rockefeller IV Career Center the best value school in West Virginia for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. John D Rockefeller IV Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of New Cumberland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center are $8,046 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center accumulate an average of around $16,560 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pierpont Community and Technical College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out is $21,262.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public college with a small student population.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg undergraduate students pay an average of $3,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at WVNCC accumulate an average of around $7,792 in student debt.

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Out of the 14 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New River Community and Technical College are $4,590 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from New River Community and Technical College take out $11,117 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$14,635 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. WVJC Bridgeport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Bridgeport.

WVJC Bridgeport undergraduate students pay an average of $14,635 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at WVJC Bridgeport accumulate an average of around $15,838 in student debt.

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Garnet Career Center

Charleston, WV

Garnet Career Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Charleston, Garnet Career Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Garnet Career Center accumulate an average of around $9,447 in student debt.

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Academy of Careers and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia list. Academy of Careers and Technology is a fairly small public school located in the city of Beckley.

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Roane-Jackson Technical Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Leroy.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Parkersburg.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Wood County School of Practical Nursing take out $7,466 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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 14 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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