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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

80 Colleges
$9,268 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #187 most popular major in the country with 84,274 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 15% Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at CPTC accumulate an average of around $21,255 in student debt.

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#2

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuesta College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuesta College are $8,702 per year.

Cuesta College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Napa Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Napa, Napa Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Napa Valley College are $8,734 per year.

Napa Valley College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the small city of Kahului.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,414 per year.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogue Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rogue Community College are $6,192 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Rogue Community College accumulate an average of around $20,793 in student debt.

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Kapiolani Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kapiolani CC are $8,420 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Kapiolani CC accumulate an average of around $13,429 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Kapiolani CC also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

With a ranking of #7, Antelope Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 a year.

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College of the Redwoods landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Eureka, College of the Redwoods is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Redwoods are $8,131 per year.

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#9

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pasadena City College are $7,596 per year.

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#10

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

With a ranking of #10, Riverside City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Riverside City College are $10,120 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Riverside City College take out $13,034 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#11

Shasta College

Redding, CA

Shasta College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Redding, Shasta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Shasta College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,909 in tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #12, Sacramento City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sacramento City is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sacramento City are $10,168 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Reedley College Reedley, CA
14 Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA
14 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
16 Kauai Community College Lihue, HI

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
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 25 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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