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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$2,433 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in North Carolina 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.

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 North Carolina

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 analysis found McDowell Technical Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McDowell Technical Community College are $1,926 per year. Practical Nursing majors at McDowell Technical Community College take out an average of $11,313 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 33 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Forsyth Tech take out $19,453 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

South Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Durham Technical Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Durham Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Durham Technical Community College take out an average of $23,035 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,538 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,407.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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#6

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

College of the Albemarle ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, College of the Albemarle is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Albemarle are $2,228 per year. Practical Nursing majors at College of the Albemarle take out an average of $17,845 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 per year.

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Vance-Granville Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Vance-Granville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,944 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Vance-Granville Community College take out $24,622 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Bladen Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Dublin, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BCC are $2,254 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at BCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,059.

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Brunswick Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Bolivia, Brunswick Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brunswick Community College are $2,532 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brunswick Community College also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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