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Licensed Practical Nurse
- Median pay
- $64,400/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 2.6%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Licensed Practical Nurse career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
864 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump, TN · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | — | TN |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | — | MS |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | — | GA |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | — | NC |
| New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $68 | NM |
| Infinity College Lafayette, LA · 2-yr For-profit | Practical Nursing | Graduate | $230 | LA |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Graduate | $660 | MI |
| North Florida College Madison, FL · 4-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $804 | FL |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $813 | GA |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton, FL · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $987 | FL |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $995 | NC |
| Chipola College Marianna, FL · 4-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Graduate | $1,133 | FL |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,164 | GA |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,170 | AL |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,342 | TX |
| Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,406 | SC |
| West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,527 | MI |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,655 | TX |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,664 | NC |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Graduate | $1,672 | IL |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee, OK · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,680 | OK |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen, AL · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,739 | AL |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,751 | TX |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 2-yr Public | Practical Nursing | Certificate | $1,776 | NC |
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