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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,191 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,395 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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

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 Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in West Virginia to see which 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 Schools

$8,046 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named John D Rockefeller IV Career Center the best value school in West Virginia for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. John D Rockefeller IV Career Center is a small public school located in the rural area of New Cumberland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center are $8,046 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at John D Rockefeller IV Career Center accumulate an average of around $16,560 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Pierpont Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in West Virginia. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out is $21,262.

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Out of the 14 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are $3,890 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia Northern Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVNCC are $4,300 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at WVNCC accumulate an average of around $7,792 in student debt.

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Out of the 14 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

New River Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from New River Community and Technical College take out $11,117 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$14,635 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in West Virginia ranking. WVJC Bridgeport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Bridgeport.

WVJC Bridgeport undergraduate students pay an average of $14,635 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at WVJC Bridgeport accumulate an average of around $15,838 in student debt.

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Fayette 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. Located in the suburb of Oak Hill, Fayette Plateau Vocational Technical Center is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Fred W Eberle Technical Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Fred W Eberle Technical Center carry an average student debtload of $8,750.

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing 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. Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a small public school located in the city of Parkersburg.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Wood County School of Practical Nursing take out $7,466 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Roane-Jackson Technical Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Leroy.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Tennessee 14
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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