2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
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.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing
Our analysis found Colorado Northwestern Community College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . CNCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Rangely.
CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,596 in tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at CNCC take out an average of $18,639 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Trinidad State Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,631 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LCC is a fairly 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aims Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
Aims Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,418 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Pueblo Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,958 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Pueblo Community College take out $21,586 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Front Range Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a large student population.
FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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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