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2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

7 Schools Ranked
$4,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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.

Top Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana
125 Total Awards
$4,284 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bossier Parish Community College to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 125 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 per year.

Bossier Parish Community College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Bossier Parish Community College also made our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Fletcher Technical Community College

Schriever, Louisiana
80 Total Awards
$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fletcher Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Schriever, Louisiana. It awarded 80 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 per year.

Online courses are available at Fletcher Technical Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

Fletcher Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Fletcher Technical Community College Report

131 Total Awards
$4,203 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northshore Technical Community College is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Northshore Technical Community College is a small public school located in Bogalusa, Louisiana that handed out 131 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 a year.

One thing to take note of is that Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is ranked #4 for overall quality in Louisiana.

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227 Total Awards
$4,159 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Delta Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 227 students in 2020-2021.

LDCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,159 in tuition and fees each year.

LDCC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

LDCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Louisiana Delta Community College Report

#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
130 Total Awards
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delgado Community College is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.

Online courses are available at Delgado Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Delgado Community College Report

#6

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
24 Total Awards
$4,221 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Baton Rouge Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Baton Rouge Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 24 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year.

Online courses are available at BRCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Remington College - Lafayette Campus

Lafayette, Louisiana
68 Total Awards
$17,347 Average Tuition & Fees

Remington College - Lafayette Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 68 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Remington College - Lafayette Campus are $17,347 a year.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Remington College - Lafayette Campus. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Remington College - Lafayette Campus is ranked #1 for overall quality in Louisiana.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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