RN programs in Idaho

1 RN (registered nurse) program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this RN program, and Idaho has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.¹ The exam is the NCLEX-RN 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 Idaho, the one program asks for earlier courses first.

See the program

How much do RN programs cost in Idaho?

$62,156

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 54%
Working 6 months later: Left out; Idaho's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Length: 128 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 Idaho may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Idaho?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.³⁴⁵For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁵
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $62,156.

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

The one RN program in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

1 program

RN bachelor's degree (BSN)In personPrerequisite courses
Nursing BSN
Lewis Clark State College
Lewiston
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Lewis Clark State College, LewistonRN bachelor's degree (BSN) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$62,156
Program website, Nursing BSN at Lewis Clark State College
More details about Nursing BSN at Lewis Clark State College
Finished
54%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
128 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$21,700
Students counted
1,689
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$62,156
Program website, Nursing BSN at Lewis Clark State College

How to pay for RN programs in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Idaho

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 RN 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 RN 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 Idaho?

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

	LPN	RNthis page
Programs	3 at 3 schools	1 at 1 school
Most cost, if you pay yourself	Not enough data	$62,156
Length	Not enough data	128 weeks
Finished the program	Not enough data	54%
Working 6 months later	Left out	Left out
Earned a year, estimated	Not reported	Not reported
Trained with WIOA funding	Not reported	Not reported

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.

Other training in Idaho

How RN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Idaho

Where the Idaho RN program numbers come from

Which Idaho RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho RN 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 Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

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