2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Florida 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 2023 rankings named Tallahassee Community College the best value school in Florida for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Tallahassee Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Tallahassee Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.
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Out of the 31 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Palm Beach State College is ranked #1 for overall quality for practical nursing in Florida.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Fe College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Santa Fe College are $2,563 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Santa Fe College is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in Florida.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.
Indian River State College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Traviss Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the rural area of Lakeland, Traviss Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Traviss Technical College are $3,251 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Chipola 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 town of Marianna, Chipola is a public school with a small student population.
Chipola undergraduate students pay an average of $3,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Chipola also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list, coming in at #2.
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Saint Johns River State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Palatka, St. Johns River Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Johns River Community College are $2,830 a year.
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Daytona State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year.
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Eastern Florida 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EFSC are $2,791 per year.
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Lake 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. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alabama | 15 |
Kentucky | 47 |
Tennessee | 14 |
Louisiana | 21 |
Mississippi | 0 |
Arkansas | 31 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Related Majors for Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 31 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.