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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

9 Colleges
$49,095 Avg Salary
$13,637 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 & 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.

Practical Nursing majors at Institute of Technology take out an average of $12,667 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Sumner College

Portland, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sumner College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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 $16,322. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $159.

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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 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 large city of Portland.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Concorde Career College - Portland carry an average student debtload of $16,349.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chemeketa Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. 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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Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

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Mt. Hood Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Lane Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Lane Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,879.

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#9

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
California 1,055
Nevada 0

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

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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