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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$9,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

Our 2023 rankings named John A Logan College the best value school in Illinois for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. John A Logan College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carterville.

John A Logan College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at John A Logan College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,389.

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#2

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rend Lake College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rend Lake College are $6,000 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Rend Lake College take out $10,002 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Kaskaskia College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Illinois. Kaskaskia College is a small public school located in the rural area of Centralia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kaskaskia College are $7,530 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Kaskaskia College take out $9,996 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lake Land College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

Lake Land College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lake Land College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,894.

Lake Land College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Land Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. LLCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at LLCC accumulate an average of around $13,413 in student debt.

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William Rainey Harper College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harper College are $9,870 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Harper College carry an average student debtload of $14,119.

Harper College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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#7

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Black Hawk College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Moline, BHC is a public school with a small student population.

BHC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at BHC take out an average of $18,698 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Elgin Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakton Community College are $10,446 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Oakton Community College accumulate an average of around $17,358 in student debt.

Oakton Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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#10

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Carl Sandburg College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Carl Sandburg College is a small public school located in the rural area of Galesburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carl Sandburg College are $7,860 per year.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

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 29 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).

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