2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Otero Junior College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of La Junta, Otero JC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Otero JC are $6,563 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Otero JC take out $30,299 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at College of Eastern Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CEI is a small public school located in the city of Idaho Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,222 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at CEI accumulate an average of around $27,941 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CNCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rangely.
CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,596 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at CNCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,243.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $22,571.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinidad State Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinidad State Junior College are $6,631 a year. Nursing majors at Trinidad State Junior College take out an average of $26,288 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Lamar Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Lamar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $6,592 per year. Nursing majors at LCC take out an average of $27,872 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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North Idaho College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at NIC accumulate an average of around $20,920 in student debt.
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College of Southern Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year. Nursing majors at College of Southern Idaho take out an average of $22,395 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #9, Miles Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Miles Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Miles City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miles Community College are $9,840 a year. On average, nursing graduates from Miles Community College take out $31,452 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Northeastern Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NJC is a small public school located in the town of Sterling.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJC are $7,544 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at NJC accumulate an average of around $26,280 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Utah | 17,535 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Montana | 745 |
Wyoming | 397 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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