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Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

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

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $12,675 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Central Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $21,264 in student debt.

Southeast Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

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 Undergraduate Certificate 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast take out $17,986 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Northeast did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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College of Saint Mary 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. 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. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Saint Mary take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,105.

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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 Schools 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).

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