2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon
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 college 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sumner College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit school 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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Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Coast Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Oregon Coast Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concorde Career College - Portland. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Concorde Career College - Portland is a 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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The excellent programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-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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Central Oregon 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 #6 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.
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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Lane Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Rogue Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 113 |
California | 1,055 |
Nevada | 0 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Rankings by Major
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.