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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$13,455 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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Michigan 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.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Kellogg Community College

Battle Creek, MI

Our analysis found Kellogg Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Michigan. Kellogg Community College is a small public school located in the city of Battle Creek.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kellogg Community College are $6,878 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Kellogg Community College carry an average student debtload of $24,907.

Kellogg Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the rural area of Scottville, West Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Shore Community College are $4,600 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at West Shore Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,523.

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#3

Delta College

University Center, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delta College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of University Center.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta College are $6,860 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Delta College accumulate an average of around $22,458 in student debt.

Delta College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Michigan. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Schoolcraft College are $5,494 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Schoolcraft College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,590.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $7,340 a year.

LCC also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

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#6

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community 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 #6 on the list. Grand Rapids Community College is a large public school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Rapids Community College are $7,869 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Grand Rapids Community College accumulate an average of around $20,277 in student debt.

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St Clair County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Port Huron, SC4 is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SC4 are $8,950 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from SC4 take out $15,566 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SC4 is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in Michigan.

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Gogebic Community 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 #8 on the list. Gogebic Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Ironwood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gogebic Community College are $6,999 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Gogebic Community College accumulate an average of around $12,574 in student debt.

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#9

Jackson College

Jackson, MI

Jackson College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Jackson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jackson College are $7,080 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Jackson College take out an average of $22,841 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMC are $8,544 a year. Practical Nursing majors at NMC take out an average of $25,214 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 0
Illinois 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 23 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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