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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$4,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 21 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Louisiana 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year. Practical Nursing majors at NLTCC take out an average of $16,659 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 17 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Louisiana Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Louisiana Technical Community College take out $12,813 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from South Louisiana Community College take out $18,533 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $4,203 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $20,664.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Louisiana. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from SOWELA carry an average student debtload of $14,219.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Delta Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year. Practical Nursing majors at LDCC take out an average of $20,368 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

LDCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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Fletcher Technical 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 rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 per year.

Fletcher Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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#8

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #8, Delgado Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Delgado Community College take out an average of $35,844 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Delgado 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 Louisiana list.

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#9

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

With a ranking of #9, Nunez Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nunez Community College are $4,255 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Nunez Community College accumulate an average of around $34,238 in student debt.

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#10

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at BRCC accumulate an average of around $37,288 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 14
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 17 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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