2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 26,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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.
The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 118 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 15% Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. L.A. County School of Nursing is a small public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from L.A. County School of Nursing carry an average student debtload of $21,695.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $4,670 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Seattle Central take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,418.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.
Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Highline accumulate an average of around $17,371 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Highline is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Out of the 118 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centralia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.
Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,239 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Centralia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,250.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wenatchee Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVC are $4,734 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WVC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,904.
Merced College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Merced Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,444 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Merced Community College District carry an average student debtload of $12,152.
Merced Community College District also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
Umpqua Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Umpqua Community College accumulate an average of around $21,230 in student debt.
Yakima Valley College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YVC are $5,352 a year. On average, nursing graduates from YVC take out $21,518 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Lower Columbia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $5,403 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at LCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,451.
Spokane Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year. Nursing majors at Spokane Community College take out an average of $23,946 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Butte College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butte College are $7,848 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Butte College carry an average student debtload of $19,826.
Butte College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Yuba College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Marysville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yuba College are $7,488 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Yuba College take out $11,836 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Yuba College also did well on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Ventura College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Ventura College is a large public school located in the city of Ventura.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ventura College are $7,398 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Ventura College take out $18,169 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ventura College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Modesto Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. MJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Modesto.
MJC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at MJC accumulate an average of around $16,015 in student debt.
MJC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
With a ranking of #15, Big Bend Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Moses Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Bend Community College are $5,098 per year.
Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. SWOCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Coos Bay.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWOCC are $6,483 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at SWOCC accumulate an average of around $21,611 in student debt.
With a ranking of #17, Antelope Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Antelope Valley College take out $15,472 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Nursing students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA |
| 19 | Rogue Community College | Grants Pass, OR |
| 20 | Glendale Community College | Glendale, CA |
| 21 | Moorpark College | Moorpark, CA |
| 21 | Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 23 | Columbia Gorge Community College | The Dalles, OR |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3,851 |
| California | 18,329 |
| Nevada | 2,015 |
| Alaska | 177 |
| Hawaii | 535 |
| Oregon | 1,502 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
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Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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