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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,698 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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 Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Glendale Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GCC are $7,531 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing majors at GCC accumulate an average of around $22,175 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Glendale Community College Report

#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pasadena City College are $7,596 a year.

Full Nursing at Pasadena City College Report

#3

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Victor Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victor Valley College are $9,374 per year.

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#4

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saddleback College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saddleback College are $10,292 per year.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Oregon 1,502
Nevada 2,015
Hawaii 535
Alaska 177

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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