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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,440 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,095 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oregon to see which 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.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

$5,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Coast Community College the best value school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Oregon Coast Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

Oregon Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,850 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chemeketa Community College are $5,850 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,500.

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$5,013 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MHCC are $5,013 per year.

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$5,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lane Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lane Community College are $5,333 a year.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR
$5,184 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rogue Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Oregon. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

Rogue Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,111 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

COCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,111 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Sumner College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College carry an average student debtload of $16,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $167, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Institute of Technology take out $15,833 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Concorde Career College - Portland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Concorde Career College - Portland is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $22,444 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
California 1,055
Nevada 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 9 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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