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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska 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. 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 Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$3,210 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Community College are $3,210 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $10,322 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College take out is $18,486.

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$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Metropolitan Community College Report

#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE
$3,420 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Plains Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the remote town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 per year.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast take out $14,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$21,800 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Mary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Saint Mary undergraduate students pay an average of $21,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Saint Mary accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
North Dakota 70
South Dakota 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 6 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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