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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

9 Colleges
$49,095 Avg Salary
$16,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Oregon Schools in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Technology the best school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Institute of Technology take out $15,833 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Sumner College

Portland, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sumner College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College carry an average student debtload of $16,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $167, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Coast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Newport, Oregon Coast Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Concorde Career College - Portland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $22,444 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,500.

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Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

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Lane Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

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Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

With a ranking of #9, Rogue Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
Nevada 0

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

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

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 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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