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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

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$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

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

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Oregon to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Sumner College the most popular school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sumner College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 185 students majoring in practical nursing at Sumner College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Sumner College take out an average of $20,196 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $167, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Institute of Technology is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Chemeketa Community College take out an average of $17,128 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Concorde Career College - Portland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 90% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $25,197 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

Of the 23 students majoring in practical nursing at MHCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MHCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,217.

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#6

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Rogue Community College take out an average of $20,793 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Lane Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lane Community College carry an average student debt load of $26,174.

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Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bend, COCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Oregon Coast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newport, Oregon Coast Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #9, Klamath Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,055
Washington 113
Nevada 0

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 10 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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