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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$4,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,496 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$4,389 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Red Rocks Community College take out is $10,040.

Red Rocks Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO
$2,762 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Aims Community College are $2,762 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Aims Community College take out $8,408 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO
$3,852 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Morgan Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan Community College are $3,852 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Morgan Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,023.

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$4,140 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Colorado Northwestern Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Colorado. CNCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Rangely.

CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,947 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. CCA is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Aurora.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCA are $3,947 per year.

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#6

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO
$4,107 Average Tuition & Fees

Otero Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of La Junta, Otero JC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Otero JC are $4,107 a year.

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO
$4,032 Average Tuition & Fees

Front Range Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FRCC are $4,032 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at FRCC take out is $12,024.

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$4,176 Average Tuition & Fees

Trinidad State Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinidad State Junior College are $4,176 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Trinidad State Junior College take out is $9,449.

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$4,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Pickens Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado list. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Aurora.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $4,930 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Pickens Technical College take out an average of $9,580 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Lamar Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Colorado ranking. LCC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Lamar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,136 a year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2
Montana 0
Idaho 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 20 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.

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