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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$5,020 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,726 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'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.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Kansas 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
$2,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $13,500.

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$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,681.

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$3,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 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 medium-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. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Hutchinson Community College accumulate an average of around $14,905 in student debt.

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$3,480 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cloud County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kansas. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS
$3,450 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Garden City Community College are $3,450 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Garden City Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,012.

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$4,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Neosho County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas ranking. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Neosho County Community College take out an average of $13,137 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Seward County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Liberal, SCCC is a public school with a small student population.

SCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,648 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from SCCC take out $6,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Barton County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Barton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Barton Community College take out is $12,106.

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$3,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Labette Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kansas ranking. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Parsons.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $3,488 per year.

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#10

Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, KS
$4,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Dodge City 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 #10 on the list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the 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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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 17 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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