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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$3,210 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in Nebraska for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,210 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $10,322 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College take out is $18,486.

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$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE
$3,420 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mid-Plains Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 a year.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast take out $14,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$21,800 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Mary ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Mary are $21,800 a year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Saint Mary accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

Saint Mary also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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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
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 6 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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