2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate School for You
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The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Mexico 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in New Mexico for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clovis Community College are $1,616 a year.
Clovis Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $1,618 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SJC is ranked #4 for overall quality for practical nursing in New Mexico.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year.
CNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.
UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $1,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNM Gallup not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their basic certificate. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $2,505 per year.
SFCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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With a ranking of #6, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus 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 remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $2,424 per year.
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Brookline College - Albuquerque 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. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
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Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 57 |
Texas | 97 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing Concentrations
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 |
Majors Similar to Practical Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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.