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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

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

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

Top Colorado Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Concorde Career College - Aurora the best school in Colorado for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Concorde Career College - Aurora is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Aurora.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Aurora accumulate an average of around $19,932 in student debt.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Pima Medical Institute - Aurora helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. PMI Aurora is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Aurora.

Practical Nursing majors at PMI Aurora take out an average of $17,410 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pickens Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Pickens Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Aurora.

Practical Nursing majors at Pickens Technical College take out an average of $16,808 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Otero Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. Located in the remote town of La Junta, Otero JC is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morgan Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Morgan Community College take out an average of $13,797 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Colorado Mesa carry an average student debtload of $21,497. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $129.

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

With a ranking of #7, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at FRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,775.

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With a ranking of #8, Community College of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCD is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CCD take out $16,870 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2
Montana 0
Idaho 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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.

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