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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$14,093 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in the country with 84,274 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare 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 & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which basic certificate 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Colorado Northwestern Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNCC are $6,596 per year.

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#2

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

Out of the 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Otero Junior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Otero JC is a small public school located in the town of La Junta.

Otero JC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,563 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 Trinidad State Junior College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinidad State Junior College are $6,631 a 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Lamar, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,592 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Southern Idaho is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.

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Red Rocks Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Red Rocks Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for practical nursing in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#7

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Aims Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,418 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mountain College are $11,484 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colorado Mountain College also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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#9

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

Morgan Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the town of Fort Morgan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Morgan Community College are $15,274 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Community College of Aurora did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCA are $15,369 a 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 0

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

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 29 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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