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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$2,558 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

South Piedmont Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alamance Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ACC are $2,310 per year.

ACC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Davidson County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in North Carolina. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Richmond Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hamlet.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Richmond Community College are $2,536 per year.

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Surry Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Surry Community College are $2,663 a year.

Surry Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Cleveland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the fringe town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland Community College are $2,602 a year.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Johnston Community 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 rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johnston Community College are $2,657 a year.

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Southwestern Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Community College are $2,601 per 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
Arkansas 31

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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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