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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$5,341 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #21 most popular major in Alabama with 15 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Alabama

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Chattahoochee Valley Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Phenix City, CVCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVCC are $3,936 per year. Practical Nursing majors at CVCC take out an average of $15,149 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bevill State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Jasper, Bevill State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Bevill State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,214 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bevill State Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 18 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace Community College, Selma landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Selma, WCCS is a public school with a small student population.

WCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from WCCS carry an average student debtload of $25,359.

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Out of the 18 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Shelton State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shelton State Community College are $4,587 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace Community College, Dothan. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the small city of Dothan.

Wallace, Dothan undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Wallace, Dothan take out $14,498 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Wallace, Dothan did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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Coastal Alabama Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

Coastal Alabama Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Reid State Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Reid State Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Evergreen.

Reid State Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Reid State Technical College take out an average of $21,726 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Reid State Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in Alabama.

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Northeast Alabama Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the rural area of Rainsville, Northeast is a public college with a small student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Northeast take out an average of $11,245 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Gadsden State Community College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public school with a small student population.

GSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at GSCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,548.

GSCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,860 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Wallace State, Hanceville accumulate an average of around $16,838 in student debt.

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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
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

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 18 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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