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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$6,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,855 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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

$4,695 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southside Virginia Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

Southside Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,695 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southside Virginia Community College take out is $8,950.

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#2

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA
$4,790 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PVCC are $4,790 per year.

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$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Dabney S Lancaster Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public school with a small student population.

DSLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,720 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Patrick Henry Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Patrick Henry are $4,720 per year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Patrick Henry accumulate an average of around $10,500 in student debt.

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$4,725 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wytheville Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Virginia. Located in the town of Wytheville, WCC is a public school with a small student population.

WCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at WCC take out is $7,875.

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$4,725 Average Tuition & Fees

Danville Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Virginia ranking. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Danville Community College are $4,725 per year.

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$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,710 per year.

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$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Mountain Empire Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

MECC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from MECC carry an average student debtload of $5,310.

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$4,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Paul D Camp Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Franklin, Paul D Camp Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Paul D Camp Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,697 Average Tuition & Fees

New River 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. Located in the fringe town of Dublin, NRCC is a public school with a small student population.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at NRCC accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt.

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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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