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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$4,673 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,381 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 113 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Washington 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.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
$4,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Centralia College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA
$4,101 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $4,101 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at OC accumulate an average of around $14,506 in student debt.

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$4,004 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $4,004 a year.

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$4,609 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Washington. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,609 per year.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA
$4,431 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Skagit Valley College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Washington. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Skagit Valley College are $4,431 per year.

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#6

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA
$4,868 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Whatcom Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Whatcom Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Whatcom Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA
$4,629 Average Tuition & Fees

Big Bend Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington ranking. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.

Big Bend Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,629 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA
$4,182 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Lower Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,182 a year.

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$4,929 Average Tuition & Fees

Tacoma Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $4,929 per year.

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$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Clover Park Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,740 a year. Practical Nursing majors at CPTC take out an average of $17,900 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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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