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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$5,341 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

With 15 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants is the #187 most popular major in Alabama.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Alabama 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chattahoochee Valley Community College the best value school in Alabama for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Phenix City, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVCC are $3,936 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at CVCC accumulate an average of around $15,149 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bevill State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the distant town of Jasper, Bevill State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bevill State Community College are $5,214 a year.

Bevill State Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace Community College, Selma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the distant town of Selma, WCCS is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCS are $4,560 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WCCS take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,359.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shelton State Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Shelton State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wallace Community College, Dothan is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the city of Dothan.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wallace, Dothan are $4,800 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Wallace, Dothan take out an average of $14,498 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Coastal Alabama Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Coastal Alabama Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,860 a year.

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Reid State 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 #7 on the list. Reid State Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Evergreen.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reid State Technical College are $4,890 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Reid State Technical College accumulate an average of around $21,726 in student debt.

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Northeast Alabama Community College 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 Rainsville, Northeast is a public college with a small student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Northeast accumulate an average of around $11,245 in student debt.

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Gadsden State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GSCC are $5,248 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from GSCC take out $8,548 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

GSCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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With a ranking of #10, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville 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 distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Wallace State, Hanceville undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Wallace State, Hanceville carry an average student debtload of $16,838.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 21
Arkansas 31
Mississippi 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 18 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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