LPN programs in Los Angeles, California
13 LPN (licensed practical nurse) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
13 schools offer these practical nursing programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPNs and LVNs) give basic medical care to patients who are ill, injured or recovering. Most finish a state-approved certificate or diploma program that takes about a year, then pass an exam to become licensed.1 The exam is the NCLEX-PN from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, which the nursing boards of every state, DC and four US territories use in deciding who gets a license.2
In Los Angeles, 1 of the 13 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 10 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.
All 13 are the same kind of program: practical nursing (LPN).
See the 13 programsAll 43 LPN programs in California, including online programs
How much do LPN programs cost in Los Angeles?
$19,550 to $34,127 is what most LPN programs in Los Angeles cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 13 programs with a price. All of them: $6,120 to $36,900
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 69%
- Working 6 months later
- 83%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $49,000
- Length
- 48 to 52 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Los Angeles may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
All 13 LPN programs in Los Angeles approved for WIOA funding
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Vocational Nursing (Blended)
American Career College
Los Angeles
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$42,000Price if you pay yourself$36,50016 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Vocational Nursing (Blended) at American Career CollegeMore details about Vocational Nursing (Blended) at American Career College
- Finished
- 66%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,495
- Length
- 54 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,310
- Students counted
- 3,162
- Earned a year, estimated
- $42,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $36,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 16
Vocational Nursing
California Career Institute, Inc
Anaheim
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$55,500Price if you pay yourself$36,900Program website, Vocational Nursing at California Career Institute, IncMore details about Vocational Nursing at California Career Institute, Inc
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 34%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,868
- Length
- 52 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,700
- Earned a year, estimated
- $55,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $36,900
Vocational Nurse
Career Development Institute
Los Angeles
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$33,578Program website, Vocational Nurse at Career Development InstituteMore details about Vocational Nurse at Career Development Institute
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 49%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 56 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,422
- Students counted
- 685
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $33,578
Vocational Nursing
Homestead Schools, Inc.
Torrance
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$58,500Price if you pay yourself$33,150Program website, Vocational Nursing at Homestead Schools, Inc.More details about Vocational Nursing at Homestead Schools, Inc.
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,625
- Length
- 50 weeks, 33 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- 550
- Earned a year, estimated
- $58,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $33,150
Vocational Nurse
Concorde Career College - Garden Grove & San Diego
Garden Grove
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$60,000Price if you pay yourself$35,7779 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Vocational Nurse at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove & San DiegoMore details about Vocational Nurse at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove & San Diego
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 39%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,000
- Length
- 50 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,737
- Students counted
- 427
- Earned a year, estimated
- $60,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $35,777
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 9
Vocational Nursing
Glendale Career College
Glendale
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$54,600Price if you pay yourself$33,906Program website, Vocational Nursing at Glendale Career CollegeMore details about Vocational Nursing at Glendale Career College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 19%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,660
- Length
- 64 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $672
- Students counted
- 238
- Earned a year, estimated
- $54,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $33,906
Vocational Nursing
Angeles Institute, LLC
Artesia
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,400Price if you pay yourself$28,980Program website, Vocational Nursing at Angeles Institute, LLCMore details about Vocational Nursing at Angeles Institute, LLC
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,360
- Length
- 44 weeks, 37 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,911
- Students counted
- 206
- Earned a year, estimated
- $37,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $28,980
Vocational Nurse
North Orange County Regional Occupational Program
Anaheim
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$39,200Price if you pay yourself$19,5507 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Vocational Nurse at North Orange County Regional Occupational ProgramMore details about Vocational Nurse at North Orange County Regional Occupational Program
- Finished
- 84%
- Working at 6 months
- 59%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,810
- Length
- 51 weeks, 31 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 157
- Earned a year, estimated
- $39,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $19,550
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 7
Vocational Nursing
Downey Adult School
Downey
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$52,300Price if you pay yourself$16,99931 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Vocational Nursing at Downey Adult SchoolMore details about Vocational Nursing at Downey Adult School
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 95%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,082
- Length
- 48 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 155
- Earned a year, estimated
- $52,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $16,999
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 31
Vocational Nursing
Pacific College
Costa Mesa
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$44,200Price if you pay yourself$34,12719 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Vocational Nursing at Pacific College
- Finished
- 69%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,050
- Length
- 48 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $150
- Students counted
- 142
- Earned a year, estimated
- $44,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $34,127
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 19
Vocational Nursing
Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD
Los Angeles
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,800Price if you pay yourself$6,12014 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Vocational Nursing at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDMore details about Vocational Nursing at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,961
- Length
- 40 weeks, 38 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,315
- Students counted
- 90
- Earned a year, estimated
- $43,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,120
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 14
Vocational Nurse (LVN)
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
La Puente
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,700Price if you pay yourself$6,7597 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Vocational Nurse (LVN) at Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationMore details about Vocational Nurse (LVN) at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,429
- Length
- 48 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 45
- Earned a year, estimated
- $45,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,759
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 7
Vocational Nursing
Nurses' Development Center, Inc.
Cypress
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$66,600Price if you pay yourself$23,780More details about Vocational Nursing at Nurses' Development Center, Inc.
- Finished
- 28%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $16,640
- Length
- 48 weeks, 34 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,320
- Students counted
- 36
- Earned a year, estimated
- $66,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $23,780
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How to pay for LPN programs in Los Angeles
WIOA funding can pay for LPN programs in Los Angeles
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for LPN programs
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78
GI Bill for LPN programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Other training in Los Angeles
How LPN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care across California: Nursing and patient care programs in California
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Where the Los Angeles practical nursing program numbers come from
Which Los Angeles practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How the prices and results of Los Angeles practical nursing programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about LPN programs in Los Angeles
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing: U.S. Members
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List