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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$2,417 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,153 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

$1,926 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found McDowell Technical Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

McDowell Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,926 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Forsyth Technical Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 per year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Forsyth Tech carry an average student debtload of $14,375.

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$2,015 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 37 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

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$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Durham Technical Community College are $2,228 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Durham Technical Community College take out an average of $22,050 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montgomery Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,538 per year.

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#6

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC
$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

College of the Albemarle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, College of the Albemarle is a public school with a small student population.

College of the Albemarle undergraduate students pay an average of $2,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Alamance Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ACC are $2,310 per year.

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$2,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Guilford Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in North Carolina ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Guilford Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $26,138 in student debt.

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$1,944 Average Tuition & Fees

Vance-Granville Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

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$2,226 Average Tuition & Fees

Davidson County 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 #10 on the list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCCC are $2,226 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
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 25 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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