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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,222 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 84,274 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for practical 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found SOWELA Technical Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at SOWELA Technical Community College

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Louisiana Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 a year.

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#3

ATA College

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ATA College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ATA College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Louisville.

ATA College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,120 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,636 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Remington College - Memphis Campus is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Memphis Campus are $17,468 per year.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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