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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$4,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Ohio to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Central Ohio Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Ohio. COTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Newark.

COTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,896 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

COTC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Ohio. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Sinclair Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 20 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cincinnati State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public college with a small student population.

Lakeland undergraduate students pay an average of $4,161 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lorain County Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCCC are $4,465 a year.

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North Central State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Mansfield, North Central State College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central State College are $5,486 per year.

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Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH

Great Oaks Career Campuses ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Cincinnati.

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Madison Adult Career Center ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Madison Adult Career Center is a small public school located in the suburb of Mansfield.

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With a ranking of #7, Tri-Rivers Career Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Tri-Rivers Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Marion.

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Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

Knox County Career Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Knox Technical Center is a small public school located in the town of Mount Vernon.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Illinois 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 20 schools only.

  • 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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