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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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
$4,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Centralia College the best value school in Washington for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centralia College are $4,770 per year.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA
$4,101 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OC are $4,101 a 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skagit Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

Skagit Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,431 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 small city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Whatcom Community College are $4,868 a year.

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#7

Big Bend Community College

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

With a ranking of #7, Big Bend Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the remote 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

Lower Columbia 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 #8 on the list. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,929 Average Tuition & Fees

Tacoma 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 #9 on the list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

Tacoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,929 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Clover Park Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college 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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