LPN Programs in the Lakeland area

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$59,940

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,942

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

LPN Programs in the Lakeland area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Lakeland: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.6 miles, farthest 11.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $3,942 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 42 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 59 LPN/LVN awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Exam and licence fees: Florida Board of Nursing LPN examination application (processing, initial license and two $5 state funds) $175; NCLEX-PN registration (until January 31, 2027) $200; NCLEX-PN registration (on or after February 1, 2027) $350 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $59,940 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($28.82 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,110 to $70,470; 1,310 employed in the metro area; Florida median $61,770 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Traviss Technical College	Lakeland	Certificate	Not reported	19	4.6
Maynard A. Traviss Career Center-VsWIOA list	Lakeland	WIOA list only	$3,942		6.5
Ridge Technical College	Winter Haven	Certificate	Not reported	40	11.0

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 64 of them LPN/LVN.
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