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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$4,514 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Colorado 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 Red Rocks Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Colorado. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $4,389 per year.

Red Rocks Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aims Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $2,762 per year.

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#3

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the town of Fort Morgan.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan Community College are $3,852 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote area of Rangely, CNCC is a public school with a small student population.

CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CNCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#5

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otero Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Otero JC is a small public school located in the town of La Junta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Otero JC are $4,107 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Aurora is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCA are $3,947 per year.

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $4,032 per year.

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Trinidad State Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $4,176 per year.

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Lamar Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Lamar, LCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,136 a year.

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#10

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

With a ranking of #10, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mountain College are $4,860 a year.

Colorado Mountain College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 17 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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