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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$3,983 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 31 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. 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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Arkansas 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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ASUN also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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Out of the 14 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Batesville, UACCB is a public school with a small student population.

UACCB undergraduate students pay an average of $2,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Arkansas State University Three Rivers helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Arkansas. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the fringe town of Malvern.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU Three Rivers are $3,458 a year.

ASU Three Rivers did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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Out of the 14 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the # 4 spot on the list. UACCM is a small public school located in the town of Morrilton.

UACCM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UACCM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SouthArk are $3,012 a year.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $2,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWACC are $4,096 a year.

NWACC also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

Arkansas Northeastern College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Arkansas Rich Mountain ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of Mena, UA Rich Mountain is a public school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Rich Mountain are $3,576 per year.

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Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Black River Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 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 14 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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