2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
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With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 63,937 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26,023 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 292 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Regional Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Southern Regional Technical College is a small public school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 101 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest Georgia Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $-884 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend Southwest Georgia Technical College. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.
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Out of the 292 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 294 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.
Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,205 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students per year to attend Valencia College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 202 students in 2019-2020.
Delgado Community College also claimed a top spot on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Delgado Community College is $10,017 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meridian Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Meridian, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, MCC is in the top on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $5,940 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Delta Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Moorhead, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
Mississippi Delta Community College also claimed a top spot on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Delta Community College is $2,819 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
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Southwest Mississippi Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. SMCC is a small school located in Summit, Mississippi that handed out 82 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
SMCC excels when it comes to registered nursing quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $3,834 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 716 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Rasmussen University - Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,144 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend Rasmussen University - Florida.
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Pensacola State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 314 students in 2019-2020.
Pensacola State also made our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Pensacola State College is $3,110 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students.
Palm Beach State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 255 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Palm Beach State College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Palm Beach State College is $2,651 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
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Trident Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 208 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree registered nursing students list, Trident Technical College has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,137 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend Trident Technical College.
West Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. West Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $1,665 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend West Georgia Technical College.
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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Chattahoochee Technical College is also in the top of our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,137 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students.
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Florida SouthWestern State College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida SouthWestern State College is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 345 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
FSW also made our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend FSW is $8,100 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students.
Bishop State Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small public school awarded 78 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.
Bishop State Community College excels when it comes to registered nursing quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Bishop State Community College is $4,976 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
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With a ranking of #15, Bevill State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Bevill State Community College is a small school located in Jasper, Alabama that handed out 215 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Bevill State Community College excels when it comes to registered nursing quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,090 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students per year to attend Bevill State Community College.
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Athens Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 54 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Athens Technical College excels when it comes to registered nursing quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,937 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend Athens Technical College.
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University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. UACCB is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 110 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville is $7,236 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
Seminole State College of Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Seminole State College of Florida is a public institution located in Sanford, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 214 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree registered nursing students list, Seminole State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State College of Florida is $8,326 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students.
Hinds Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Raymond, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 158 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,757 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students per year to attend Hinds Community College.
Hillsborough Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 191 students in 2019-2020.
HCC also took the #17 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hillsborough Community College is $3,238 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 200 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
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Wallace Community College, Dothan landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Wallace, Dothan is a public institution located in Dothan, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 137 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wallace, Dothan, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,790 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend Wallace Community College, Dothan.
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With a ranking of #23, Broward College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Broward College is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 331 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree registered nursing students list, BC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Broward College is $12,649 for southeast region associate degree registered nursing students.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. ABAC Tifton is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 165 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ABAC Tifton also took the #23 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,933 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
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Rappahannock Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. RCC is located in Glenns, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RCC is also in the top of our “Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Rappahannock Community College is $7,204 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Registered Nursing students.
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Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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References
- 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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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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