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LPN Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 74 LPN/LVN programs in our files: 36 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS, 38 more on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation list.
Programs
74
all sources
Median pay
$75,000
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
Middle program cost
$26,020
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
47
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
With a pass rate
50
board files
By metro area
- Chicago area26 programs · median pay $78,070
- Rockford area4 programs · median pay $70,090
Every LPN/LVN program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis College of Nursing | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Ambria College of NursingWIOA list | Hoffman Estates | Certificate | $29,020 | 16 months | 32 | Not shown |
| Ambria College of Nursing at Judson University | Elgin | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Americare Technical School | Park Ridge | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Aquarius Institute | Des Plaines | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| ATS Institute of Technology | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Beck School of Practical Nursing | Red Bud | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | |
| Black Hawk CollegeWIOA list | Moline | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 92% |
| Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing | Matteson | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88% | |
| CALC Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Alton | Certificate | $26,020 | 15 months | 10 | 100% |
| Capital Area Career CenterWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 | 90% |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud | Certificate | $18,120 | 12 months | 54 | Not shown |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeWIOA list | Galesburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 86% |
| CCC-School of Nursing at Malcolm X | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | Not shown |
| College of DuPage | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 72 | Not shown |
| Danville Area Community College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Danville Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | Not shown |
| First Step to Excellence, HCTA | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Genesis Healthcare Institute | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 73% | |
| Great Paragon Healthcare, Inc | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 86% | |
| Heartland Community College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Heartland Community CollegeWIOA list | Normal | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 70 | 87% |
| Illinois College of Nursing | Palos Hills | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 37% | |
| Illinois Eastern Com College of Nursing | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 | Not shown |
| Illinois Institute of Nursing Studies, Inc | Rockford | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 43% | |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 100% |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 | 100% |
| John Wood Community College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | Not shown |
| Joliet Junior College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 112 | Not shown |
| JRenee College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | Not shown |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 92% |
| Kishwaukee College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 86% | |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 95% |
| Lakeside Health Institute, Inc | Oak Lawn | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 87% |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Moraine Valley Community College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | Not shown |
| Morton College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Morton College | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | Not shown |
| New Lake College | Franklin Park | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| North Shore College | Wheeling | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | Not shown |
| Oakton Community College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 80% | |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 90% |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not shown |
| Rend Lake College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 97% | |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | Not shown |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 75% |
| Rockford Career College | Rockford | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89% | |
| Sauk Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Dixon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 100% |
| Scott School of Careers | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Shawnee Community CollegeWIOA list | Ullin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 86% |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 100% |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | Not shown |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Granite City | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| Spoon River College | IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 93% | |
| Spoon River CollegeWIOA list | Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | Not shown |
| State Career College | Gurnee | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 62% | |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 | Not shown |
| Stellar Career College | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| U.S. Nursing College | Chicago | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Verve CollegeWIOA list | Oak Brook | Certificate | $23,995 | 15 months | 88 | 79% |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 100% |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25); Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Rules that apply
Practical nursing graduates take the NCLEX-PN exam for a state license. State boards publish first-time pass rates by program; we show them as printed, with the board and period. (state boards of nursing)
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 47 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.