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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #23 most popular major in Tennessee with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 15% Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Elizabethton, TCAT - Elizabethton is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Dickson, TCAT - Dickson is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the town of Shelbyville, TCAT - Shelbyville is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Covington, TCAT - Covington is a public school with a small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. TCAT - Hohenwald is a small public school located in the remote town of Hohenwald.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Knoxville is a fairly small public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Ripley, TCAT - Ripley is a public school with a small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Newbern, TCAT - Newbern is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. TCAT - Jacksboro is a small public school located in the town of Jacksboro.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the small suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public college with a small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman the best value school in Tennessee for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Harriman, TCAT - Harriman is a public school with a small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, TCAT - Nashville is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Paris is a fairly small public school located in the town of Paris.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee award.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 13 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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