2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Coast Community College the best value school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Newport, Oregon Coast Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon Coast Community College are $5,148 a year.
Oregon Coast Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chemeketa Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chemeketa Community College are $5,850 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,500.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MHCC are $5,013 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lane Community College are $5,333 per year.
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The excellent programs at Rogue Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Rogue Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Oregon Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Bend, COCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COCC are $6,111 a year.
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Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.
On average, practical nursing graduates from Institute of Technology take out $15,833 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Sumner College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College carry an average student debtload of $16,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $167, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Concorde Career College - Portland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $22,444 in student loans while working on their egree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,055 |
Washington | 113 |
Nevada | 0 |
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
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 |
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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 |
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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 9 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.