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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

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$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Our analysis found Sumner College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

Practical Nursing majors at Sumner College take out an average of $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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

Of the 32 students majoring in practical nursing at Chemeketa Community College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Chemeketa Community College take out an average of $17,128 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concorde Career College - Portland is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Concorde Career College - Portland is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 30 students majoring in practical nursing at Concorde Career College - Portland, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Portland take out an average of $25,197 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at MHCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,217.

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#6

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

With a ranking of #6, Rogue Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

Of the 16 students majoring in practical nursing at Rogue Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Rogue Community College take out an average of $20,793 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Lane Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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 medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lane Community College carry an average student debt load of $26,174.

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Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

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With a ranking of #9, Oregon Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Oregon Coast Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

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#9

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

Klamath Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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