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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$6,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 47 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Jefferson Community and Technical College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Jefferson Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,579 in student debt.

Jefferson Community and Technical College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #1.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,568 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $13,050 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Kentucky.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gateway Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kentucky. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway are $4,568 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Gateway take out is $10,088.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gateway also did well on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY
$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Madisonville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Madisonville Community College take out an average of $7,292 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out an average of $8,857 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Big Sandy Community and 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Sandy Community and Technical College are $4,488 per year.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Southeast carry an average student debtload of $7,500.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maysville Community and Technical College are $4,488 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Maysville Community and Technical College take out $16,203 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.

SKYCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at SKYCTC take out is $18,875.

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#10

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY
$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Hopkinsville Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,488 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Hopkinsville Community College take out an average of $27,957 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Tennessee 14
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

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

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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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