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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

8 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top Oregon Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Technology the best school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

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

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Sumner College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College take out $20,196 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - Portland is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland accumulate an average of around $25,197 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chemeketa Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College take out $17,128 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Oregon Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the small city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Mt. Hood Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MHCC carry an average student debtload of $23,217.

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Lane Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lane Community College carry an average student debtload of $26,174.

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#8

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Rogue Community College take out $20,793 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges 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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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