LPN programs in New York
22 LPN (licensed practical nurse) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
18 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and New York has approved every one 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 New York, 4 of the 22 programs take students without a high school diploma, 17 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.
All 22 are the same kind of program: practical nursing (LPN).
See the 22 programsHow much do LPN programs cost in New York?
$11,806 to $17,025 is what most LPN programs in New York cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 20 programs with a price. All of them: $6,569 to $26,440
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 86%
- Working 6 months later
- 79%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $45,500
- Length
- 44 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 New York may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
All 22 LPN programs in New York approved for WIOA funding
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22 programs
LPN - Licensed Practical Nursing
Capital Region Boces
Albany
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,400Price if you pay yourself$18,565117 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, LPN - Licensed Practical Nursing at Capital Region BocesMore details about LPN - Licensed Practical Nursing at Capital Region Boces
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,361
- Length
- 42 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 117
- Earned a year, estimated
- $41,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $18,565
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 117
LPN
Capital Region Boces
Na
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$41,300Price if you pay yourselfNot reported106 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, LPN at Capital Region BocesMore details about LPN at Capital Region Boces
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,316
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 106
- Earned a year, estimated
- $41,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- Not reported
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 106
Practical Nursing
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
Watertown
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,000Price if you pay yourself$18,70658 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Practical Nursing at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida BocesMore details about Practical Nursing at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,748
- Length
- 45 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 60
- Earned a year, estimated
- $43,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $18,706
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 58
LPN
Herkimer County Board Cooperative Education Service
Herkimer
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,300Price if you pay yourself$15,38544 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, LPN at Herkimer County Board Cooperative Education ServiceMore details about LPN at Herkimer County Board Cooperative Education Service
- Finished
- 69%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,569
- Length
- 44 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $50,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $15,385
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 44
Practical Nursing Program
Otsego Northern Catskills Board Of Cooperative Educational Services
Grand Gorge
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$47,700Price if you pay yourself$10,99546 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Practical Nursing Program at Otsego Northern Catskills Board Of Cooperative Educational ServicesMore details about Practical Nursing Program at Otsego Northern Catskills Board Of Cooperative Educational Services
- Finished
- 75%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,914
- Length
- 42 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 46
- Earned a year, estimated
- $47,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $10,995
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 46
Licensed Practical Nurse (Greece)
Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
Batavia
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$56,900Price if you pay yourself$12,15023 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse (Greece) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)More details about Licensed Practical Nurse (Greece) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
- Finished
- 84%
- Working at 6 months
- 56%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,215
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 23
- Earned a year, estimated
- $56,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,150
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 23
Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Boces
Hudson Falls
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$43,400Price if you pay yourself$12,31419 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) at Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BocesMore details about Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) at Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Boces
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,850
- Length
- 44 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 23
- Earned a year, estimated
- $43,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,314
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 19
Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)
Cv-Tec
Plattsburgh
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$61,700Price if you pay yourself$14,85522 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) at Cv-TecMore details about Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) at Cv-Tec
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,419
- Length
- 40 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 22
- Earned a year, estimated
- $61,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $14,855
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 22
Licensed Practical Nursing (Batavia)
Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
Batavia
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,70013 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing (Batavia) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)More details about Licensed Practical Nursing (Batavia) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 13
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $10,700
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 13
Licensed Practical Nurse (Batavia 9)
Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
Batavia
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$56,300Price if you pay yourself$15,69312 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse (Batavia 9) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)More details about Licensed Practical Nurse (Batavia 9) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,072
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 12
- Earned a year, estimated
- $56,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $15,693
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 12
Practical Nursing- 2 Yr.
Cattaraugus Allegany Boces
Olean
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$38,700Price if you pay yourself$18,30012 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Practical Nursing- 2 Yr. at Cattaraugus Allegany BocesMore details about Practical Nursing- 2 Yr. at Cattaraugus Allegany Boces
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,674
- Length
- 53 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 12
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $18,300
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 12
Licensed Practical Nurse (Batavia Z)
Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
Batavia
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,15011 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse (Batavia Z) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)More details about Licensed Practical Nurse (Batavia Z) at Genesee Valley Boces (Batavia)
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,150
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 11
Practical Nursing
Cayuga-Onondaga Boces
Auburn
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$13,570Program website, Practical Nursing at Cayuga-Onondaga BocesMore details about Practical Nursing at Cayuga-Onondaga Boces
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 46 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 22
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $13,570
Practical Nursing (LPN preparation)
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,569Program website, Practical Nursing (LPN preparation) at North Country Community CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing (LPN preparation) at North Country Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,569
Practical Nursing Certificate
Maria College
Albany
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,810Program website, Practical Nursing Certificate at Maria CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing Certificate at Maria College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 53 weeks, 46 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,810
Licensed Practical Nursing
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaragus Boces (Buffalo)
Buffalo
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,950Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing at Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaragus Boces (Buffalo)More details about Licensed Practical Nursing at Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaragus Boces (Buffalo)
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 45 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $10,950
Practical Nurse Certificate Program
Samaritan Hospital School Of Nursing
Troy
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,076Program website, Practical Nurse Certificate Program at Samaritan Hospital School Of NursingMore details about Practical Nurse Certificate Program at Samaritan Hospital School Of Nursing
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,076
Adult Practical Nursing
Orleans-Niagara Boces
Medina
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$16,485Program website, Adult Practical Nursing at Orleans-Niagara BocesMore details about Adult Practical Nursing at Orleans-Niagara Boces
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $16,485
Practical Nursing
Herkimer County Boces
Herkimer
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$16,600More details about Practical Nursing at Herkimer County Boces
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 1 week, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $16,600
Practical Nurse Program
Hunter Business School - Medford Campus
Medford
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$25,857Program website, Practical Nurse Program at Hunter Business School - Medford CampusMore details about Practical Nurse Program at Hunter Business School - Medford Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 45 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $25,857
Practical Nursing certificate program
Mildred Elley
Albany
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$26,440Program website, Practical Nursing certificate program at Mildred ElleyMore details about Practical Nursing certificate program at Mildred Elley
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 53 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $26,440
Practical Nursing
Western Suffolk Boces
Dix Hills
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Practical Nursing at Western Suffolk BocesMore details about Practical Nursing at Western Suffolk Boces
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 53 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for LPN programs in New York
WIOA funding can pay for LPN programs in New York
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.
LPN or RN in New York?
The programs New York approved for workforce funding in each, side by side. The figures are the typical program's, as on the two pages.
| LPNthis page | RN | |
|---|---|---|
| Programs | 22 at 18 schools | 12 at 12 schools |
| Most cost, if you pay yourself | $11,806 to $17,025 | $8,205 to $19,590 |
| Length | 44 to 52 weeks | 53 weeks |
| Finished the program | 86% | Not enough data |
| Working 6 months later | 79% | Not enough data |
| Earned a year, estimated | about $45,500 | Not enough data |
| Trained with WIOA funding | at least 483 people | at least 67 people |
LPN vs RN nationwide: what each job does, the license exams and how to get from one to the other
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024. Earnings are the second quarter after leaving the program, times four.
Quick facts: LPN programs in New York
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 29th of 34
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 22 of 26
- LPN programs here, against the typical state's 13
- 22 vs 13
State comparisons use the same figures as the LPN programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
LPN programs in Albany, Batavia, Utica and other New York cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above. 5 more programs are in 5 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.
Other training in New York
How LPN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in New York
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Where the New York practical nursing program numbers come from
Which New York practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs New York 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what New York offers.
How the prices and results of New York 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.
How reliable are the New York figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.
Sources for the facts about LPN programs in New York
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns