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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$5,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

Our analysis found Morgan Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Colorado. Morgan Community College is a small public school located in the town of Fort Morgan.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan Community College are $3,852 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Morgan Community College take out $13,797 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Morgan Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Otero Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Otero JC is a small public school located in the remote town of La Junta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Otero JC are $4,107 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Pickens Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Pickens Technical College take out $16,808 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FRCC are $4,032 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from FRCC carry an average student debtload of $15,775.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCD are $4,745 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CCD take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,870.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #6, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Colorado Mesa accumulate an average of around $21,497 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $129.

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Concorde Career College - Aurora did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Aurora take out an average of $19,932 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Pima Medical Institute - Aurora did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, PMI Aurora is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from PMI Aurora take out $17,410 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2
Idaho 0
Montana 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

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 8 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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