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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$5,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kansas 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at JCCC accumulate an average of around $18,385 in student debt.

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Out of the 16 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College carry an average student debtload of $20,517.

Kansas City Kansas Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #4.

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

Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cloud County Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hutchinson Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Kansas. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hutchinson Community College are $3,540 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Hutchinson Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,190.

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Out of the 16 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Seward County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SCCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Liberal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCCC are $3,648 a year. Practical Nursing majors at SCCC take out an average of $10,452 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

With a ranking of #6, Garden City 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 town of Garden City, Garden City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Garden City Community College are $3,450 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Garden City Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,974.

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Neosho County 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Neosho County Community College take out $14,677 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Labette Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Parsons, Labette Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Labette Community College are $3,488 a year.

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Barton County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $3,776 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Barton Community College accumulate an average of around $13,752 in student debt.

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Colby Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Colby, Colby Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colby Community College are $4,013 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Colby Community College take out an average of $20,242 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 70
Nebraska 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 16 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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