Nursing Schools in Kentucky
There are 50 nursing schools in Kentucky. This year, we evaluated 39 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Berea College
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Berea College is located in Berea, Kentucky. This liberal arts work college was established way back in 1855. This college is unique in the area due to the fact that it charges no tuition. This private liberal arts institution requires students to work at least 10 hours per work on campus to be ... Programs offered
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Madisonville Community College
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Madisonville Community College (MCC) is located in Madisonville, Kentucky and its a member school of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. This public two-year community college was established in 1968. The school currently serves around 2,700 students and it is committed to ... Programs offered
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Henderson Community College
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Henderson Community College (HCC) is located in Henderson, Kentucky. The school is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. HCC was established back in 1960 and has been offering students in the community in various ways to further their academic pursuits for decades. ... Programs offered
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Maysville Community and Technical College
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Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) is located in Maysville, Kentucky. This public two-year community college is a part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The college was established back in 2004 when Maysville Community College and Rowan Technical College were ... Programs offered
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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) is located in Cumberland, Kentucky. The school is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. It was originally known as the Southeast Center of the University of Kentucky when it was established in 1960. Since then, it ... Programs offered
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is located in Paducah, Kentucky. WKCTC is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. It was established back in 2003 as a consolidation of Paducah Community College and West Kentucky Technical College. This two-year ... Programs offered
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. ECTC is a two-year institution that was established in 2004. This public two-year institution is a part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. It formed when two other schools were ... Programs offered
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Hazard Community and Technical College
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Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC) is located in Hazard, Kentucky. This public two-year institution was established in 1968. This school was originally named Hazard Community College and it changed its name to Hazard Community and Technical College in 2003. The school has become a ... Programs offered
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) is located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. This public two-year institution was established in 2003. It offers students the ability to pursue several academic programs. There are associate degree courses in various areas of study. Students will also ... Programs offered
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Somerset Community College
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Somerset Community College (SCC) is located in Somerset, Kentucky. Like most community colleges in Kentucky, SCC is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. There are a large number of academic programs for students to chose from at this school. It has many associate ... Programs offered
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Jefferson Community and Technical College
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Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) is located in Louisville, Kentucky. This school was established in 2005 and serves over 11,000 students. This public community college is an important part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. It was formed when Jefferson ... Programs offered
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Gateway Community and Technical College
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Gateway Community and Technical College (GCTC) is located in Florence, Kentucky. This public two-year community college was established back in 2002. GCTC serves around 4,000 students and it offers many academic opportunities for students to pursue. There are more than 200 available associate ... Programs offered
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The community college was established in 1939 and it is a part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The school was formerly known as Bowling Green Technical College. SKYCTC ... Programs offered
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Ashland Community and Technical College
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Ashland Community and Technical College (ACTC) is located in Ashland, Kentucky. This is a public two-year institution that was established back in 1938. ACTC offers students a large number of different educational opportunities. Students can pursue several technical certificates to advance ... Programs offered
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Hopkinsville Community College
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Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. This school is an open-admissions two-year public college, established back in 1965. The school currently serves around 3,800 students and it offers many different academic opportunities. HCC is accredited by the ... Programs offered
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Owensboro Community and Technical College
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Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is located in Owensboro, Kentucky. This public college has an open-admissions and it is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The school was formed when the Owensboro Community College and the Owensboro Technical ... Programs offered
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) is located in Lexington, Kentucky. BCTC is a public two-year institution that was established in 2005. This school exists as a result of a combination of two past schools. The Central Kentucky Technical College and the Lexington Community College ... Programs offered
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Northern Kentucky University
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Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in Highland Heights, Kentucky is a public university with undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university began as an extension campus in 1948 and became a four-year college in 1968. In 1976, the college received university status. Over the years, ... Programs offered
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Kentucky State University
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Eastern Kentucky University
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Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is a public university established in 1906 in Richmond, Kentucky, which is about 20 miles southeast of Lexington. However, the origins of the university go back to 1874 and the founding of Central University. In 1901, Central University was consolidated with ... Programs offered
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Western Kentucky University
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Morehead State University
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Murray State University
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University of Louisville
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The University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky is a public institution founded in 1798. It is the first public university owned by a city in the US and one of the first west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is heavily invested in medical research, becoming the first to ... Programs offered
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Thomas More College
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University of Kentucky
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University of Kentucky (UK) is a public institution, founded in 1865 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. It is the largest university in Kentucky, with over 30,000 students enrolled in the Fall 2015 school year. The University of Kentucky is also the highest ranked research ... Programs offered
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University of Pikeville
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Lindsey Wilson College
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Campbellsville University
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American National University-Lexington
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Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
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Spalding University
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Spalding University is a private university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1814 in Louisville, Kentucky, the university offers both undergrad and graduate degree programs. The university started as Nazareth Academy and was renamed Spalding College in 1969. The college ... Programs offered
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Beckfield College-Florence
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Bellarmine University
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Bellarmine University is a private university founded in 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky. Bellarmine is a Catholic university, associated with the Roman Catholic church. They offer over 50 undergrad and graduate degree programs. The university is organized into seven colleges, including the Donna ... Programs offered
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Kentucky Christian University
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Midway University
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Daymar College-Owensboro
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Spencerian College-Louisville
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ATA College
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Frontier Nursing University
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Alice Lloyd College
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University of the Cumberlands
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Sullivan University
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Union College
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Bluegrass Community & Technical College - Danville Campus
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Maysville Community & Technical College - Licking Valley
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Maysville Community & Technical College - Mt. Sterling
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Maysville Community & Technical College - Rowan Campus
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Somerset Community College - Albany Ext. (Clinton Co.)
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Somerset Community College - Laurel Campus South
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
Brown Mackie College-Louisville (Closed in 2017) LPN |
Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky (Closed in 2016) LPN |
Saint Catharine College (Closed in 2016) ADN |
ITT Technical Institute-Louisville (Closed in 2016) ADN |
ITT Technical Institute-Lexington (Closed in 2016) ADN |
Kentucky's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Kentucky's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Kentucky Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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Job title | Total Nurses | Jobs/1000 | Hourly | Annual | |
Registered Nurses | 44,410 | 23.669 | $29 | $60,340 | |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,040 | 0.553 | $83 | $172,750 | |
Nurse Midwives | 120 | 0.062 | $46 | $94,820 | |
Nurse Practitioners | 3,110 | 1.656 | $45 | $93,850 | |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 10,140 | 5.406 | $20 | $40,960 | |
Nursing Assistants | 23,880 | 12.724 | $12 | $25,140 | |
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