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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

36 Colleges
$11,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Pennsylvania to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HACC are $8,295 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from HACC take out $26,993 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lehigh Carbon Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $8,430 per year. Practical Nursing majors at LCCC take out an average of $20,130 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large 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. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $27,083 in student debt.

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Out of the 36 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $10,350 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Northampton Community College take out an average of $24,960 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 36 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn Commercial are $12,075 per year.

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United Career Institute - Mt. Braddock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. United Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Mount Braddock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at United Career Institute are $13,000 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at United Career Institute take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,113.

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Reading Area Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RACC are $10,170 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at RACC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,903.

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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. 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. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pittsburgh Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,126.

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Community College of Beaver County ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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. Practical Nursing majors at CCBC take out an average of $29,846 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Indiana County Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Indiana, ICTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from ICTC take out $23,931 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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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 36 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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