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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$5,440 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,095 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

$5,148 Average Tuition & Fees

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 college with a small student population.

Oregon Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Oregon Coast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list.

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$5,850 Average Tuition & Fees

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

Chemeketa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,500.

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$5,013 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MHCC are $5,013 per year.

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$5,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

Lane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR
$5,184 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogue Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rogue Community College are $5,184 a year.

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$6,111 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Oregon Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COCC are $6,111 per year.

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Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the 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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#7

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Sumner College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon ranking. Sumner College is a 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 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. Located in the large 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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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
Nevada 0

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
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 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).

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