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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$5,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Chemeketa Community College the best value school in Oregon for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

Chemeketa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Chemeketa Community College take out $17,128 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Chemeketa Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon rankings.

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Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MHCC are $5,013 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from MHCC carry an average student debtload of $23,217.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Oregon Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COCC are $6,111 a year.

COCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Lane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lane Community College carry an average student debtload of $26,174.

Lane Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.

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#5

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogue Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rogue Community College are $5,184 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Rogue Community College take out $20,793 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Rogue Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list.

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#6

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Sumner College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Sumner College take out $20,196 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $167, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Concorde Career College - Portland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Concorde Career College - Portland is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland accumulate an average of around $25,197 in student debt.

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Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 113
California 1,055
Nevada 0

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 8 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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