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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$4,539 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Wisconsin 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $4,600 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in Wisconsin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Moraine Park Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Moraine Park Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVTC are $4,568 a year.

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

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Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackhawk Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BTC are $4,568 a year.

BTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,746 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,723 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Gateway Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWTC are $4,734 a year.

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Waukesha County Technical 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 #9 on the list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,488 a year.

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Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical 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 #10 on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $4,572 per year.

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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 Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 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 16 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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