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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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 Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$3,210 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Community College are $3,210 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $10,322 in student loans while working on their degree.

Central Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College take out is $18,486.

Southeast Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #5.

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$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE
$3,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 a year.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast take out $14,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$21,800 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Mary 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 large city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Mary undergraduate students pay an average of $21,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Saint Mary accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

Saint Mary also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70

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 6 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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