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2023 Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

4 Schools Ranked
$4,106 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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$4,203 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northshore Technical Community College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $4,203 to cover tuition and fees at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus. The school does not offer an in-state discount.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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$4,159 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Delta Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

If you want to attend LDCC, expect to pay an average of $4,159 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at LDCC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Fletcher Technical Community College

Schriever, Louisiana
$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Fletcher Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $3,981 to cover tuition and fees at Fletcher Technical Community College. The school does not offer an in-state discount.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Fletcher Technical Community College. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana.

Delgado Community College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $4,079. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.

Online courses are available at Delgado Community 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 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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