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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$4,968 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kansas 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.

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 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 per year.

Kansas City Kansas Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas rankings.

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Out of the 14 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hutchinson Community College are $3,540 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Hutchinson Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Kansas.

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#4

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Garden City Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Garden City.

Garden City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neosho County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year.

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Seward County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Liberal, SCCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCCC are $3,648 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Barton County Community College 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 rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $3,776 per year.

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Dodge City Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Dodge City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dodge City Community College are $4,470 a year.

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Colby Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the town of Colby.

Colby Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,013 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Washburn Institute of Technology 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 midsize city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Washburn Tech are $8,323 a year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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 14 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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