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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

62 Colleges
$8,362 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in Ohio 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$4,397 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named James A Rhodes State College the best value school in Ohio for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rhodes State College are $4,397 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Rhodes State College take out an average of $14,900 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rhodes State College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio list.

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$4,008 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Ohio. WSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSCC are $4,008 a year. Practical Nursing majors at WSCC take out an average of $12,709 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH
$4,032 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Clark State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Ohio. Located in the small city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $4,032 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Clark State Community College take out is $22,607.

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$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Ohio. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cincinnati State are $5,040 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Cincinnati State take out $19,833 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,896 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Ohio Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Ohio. COTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COTC are $4,896 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from COTC carry an average student debtload of $16,280.

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$4,338 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio list. Northwest State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Archbold.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest State Community College are $4,338 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Northwest State Community College take out an average of $14,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,472 Average Tuition & Fees

Cuyahoga Community College District 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 city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,472 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District take out $18,408 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,329 Average Tuition & Fees

Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,066.

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#9

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$4,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Stark State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $4,310 per year.

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#10

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH
$4,161 Average Tuition & Fees

Lakeland Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lakeland are $4,161 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the state of Ohio seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH
12 Belmont College Saint Clairsville, OH

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 0
Michigan 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

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 25 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.

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