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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$4,861 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 analysis found Southside Virginia Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.

Southside Virginia Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Danville Community College are $4,725 per year.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Patrick Henry are $4,720 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountain Empire Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

MECC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 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 Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 a year.

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Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BRCC are $5,364 a year.

BRCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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Rappahannock Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

RCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Paul D Camp Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the distant town of Franklin, Paul D Camp Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Paul D Camp Community College are $4,730 a year.

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Virginia Western Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Roanoke.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,355 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Tidewater Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 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 Schools 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 13 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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