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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

9 Colleges
$49,095 Avg Salary
$16,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

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

Top Oregon Schools in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Technology the best school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Institute of Technology take out $15,833 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Sumner College

Portland, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sumner College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College carry an average student debtload of $16,500. 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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The excellent programs at Oregon Coast Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Oregon Coast Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - Portland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Concorde Career College - Portland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $22,444 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chemeketa Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,500.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Oregon Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

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Mt. Hood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Lane Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

With a ranking of #9, Rogue Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
California 1,055
Nevada 0

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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