2023 Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky
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The Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community and Technical College the best school in Kentucky for nursing students working on their basic certificate.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Jefferson Community and Technical College is $4,568. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,320.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Jefferson Community and Technical College. In fact, around 57% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $4,568. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,320.
Online courses are available at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Gateway Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,568 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Gateway. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,320.
Gateway does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madisonville Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Madisonville Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,240.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Madisonville Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent basic certificate programs at West Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kentucky.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,240.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. In 2019-2020 about 55% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Big Sandy Community and Technical College is $4,488. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,240.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Big Sandy Community and Technical College. In fact, around 84% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate nursing programs.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Southeast. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,240.
Online courses are available at Southeast, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
Maysville Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.
In-state students pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they attend Maysville Community and Technical College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,240.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Maysville Community and Technical College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Hopkinsville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Hopkinsville Community College is $4,488. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,240.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Hopkinsville Community College. In fact, around 75% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at SKYCTC is $4,488. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,240.
Online courses are available at SKYCTC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Henderson Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Henderson Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,240.
Henderson Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Somerset Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate nursing programs.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend SCC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,240.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SCC does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
In-state students pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,240.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
In-state students pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they attend ACTC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,240.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ACTC does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hazard Community and Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking.
Students from Kentucky who attend Hazard Community and Technical College full time pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,240.
One thing to take note of is that Hazard Community and Technical College does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
Owensboro Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking.
In-state students pay an average of $4,488 in tuition and fees if they attend Owensboro Community and Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,240.
Online courses are available at Owensboro Community and Technical College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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