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LPN programs in Washington

9 LPN (licensed practical nurse) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

8 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and Washington 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 Washington, 2 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma, 5 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 9 programs here are practical nursing (LPN, 7 programs) and practical nursing (associate degree, 2 programs).

See the 9 programs

How much do LPN programs cost in Washington?

$6,031 to $9,066 is what most LPN programs in Washington cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $2,977 to $11,914

In the typical program

Finished the program
85%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
36 to 60 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 Washington may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in Washington?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 9 LPN programs in Washington approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Practical nursing (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nurse

    Bates Technical College

    Tacoma

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bates Technical College, TacomaPractical nursing (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,300
    Price if you pay yourself$2,977
    Program website, Practical Nurse at Bates Technical College
    More details about Practical Nurse at Bates Technical College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,573
    Length
    33 weeks, 31 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    81
    Earned a year, estimated
    $46,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,977
    Program website, Practical Nurse at Bates Technical College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Practical Nursing Certificate

    Clover Park Technical College

    Lakewood

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Clover Park Technical College, LakewoodPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$43,000
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Practical Nursing Certificate at Clover Park Technical College
    More details about Practical Nursing Certificate at Clover Park Technical College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,748
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    59
    Earned a year, estimated
    $43,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    School website, Practical Nursing Certificate at Clover Park Technical College

  • Practical nursing (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nursing

    Green River College

    Auburn

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Green River College, AuburnPractical nursing (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,902
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Green River College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Green River College
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,226
    Length
    60 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    27
    Earned a year, estimated
    $48,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,902
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Green River College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nursing

    Olympic College

    Bremerton

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Olympic College, BremertonPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,176
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Olympic College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Olympic College
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    55 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,375
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,176
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Olympic College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nursing

    Edmonds College

    Lynnwood

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Edmonds College, LynnwoodPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$58,700
    Price if you pay yourself$7,398
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Edmonds College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Edmonds College
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    96%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,665
    Length
    40 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    $58,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,398
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Edmonds College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Licensed Practical Nursing

    Wenatchee Valley College

    Wenatchee

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wenatchee Valley College, WenatcheePractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,886
    Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing at Wenatchee Valley College
    More details about Licensed Practical Nursing at Wenatchee Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    33 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,886
    Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing at Wenatchee Valley College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personPrerequisite courses

    Practical Nursing (PN) Certificate

    Yakima Valley College

    Yakima

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Yakima Valley College, YakimaPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,735
    Program website, Practical Nursing (PN) Certificate at Yakima Valley College
    More details about Practical Nursing (PN) Certificate at Yakima Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    70 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,735
    Program website, Practical Nursing (PN) Certificate at Yakima Valley College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personPrerequisite courses

    Practical Nursing

    Grays Harbor College

    Aberdeen

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Grays Harbor College, AberdeenPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,914
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Grays Harbor College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Grays Harbor College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,985
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,914
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Grays Harbor College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Corpsman/Medic to Practical Nursing Program

    Olympic College

    Bremerton

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Olympic College, BremertonPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Corpsman/Medic to Practical Nursing Program at Olympic College
    More details about Corpsman/Medic to Practical Nursing Program at Olympic College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Corpsman/Medic to Practical Nursing Program at Olympic College

How to pay for LPN programs in Washington

WIOA funding can pay for LPN programs in Washington

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 Washington?

The programs Washington approved for workforce funding in each, side by side. The figures are the typical program's, as on the two pages.

LPNthis pageRN
Programs9 at 8 schools44 at 31 schools
Most cost, if you pay yourself$6,031 to $9,066Two-year degrees$7,178 to $15,034Bachelor's degrees$19,240 to $96,000
Length36 to 60 weeks60 to 70 weeks
Finished the program85%96%
Working 6 months laterNot enough data90%
Earned a year, estimatedNot enough dataabout $66,900
Trained with WIOA fundingNot reportedat least 12 people

Already working as an LPN? 7 of the 44 RN programs in Washington are LPN-to-RN bridge programs, which lead to a two-year degree; most cost $4,718 to $13,098.

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 Washington

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
10th of 34
LPN programs here, against the typical state's 13
9 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 Seattle, Bremerton, Wenatchee and other Washington cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Washington

How LPN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Washington

Where the Washington practical nursing program numbers come from

Which Washington practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs Washington 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 Washington offers.

How the prices and results of Washington 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 Washington

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing: U.S. Members
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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