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LPN Programs in the Rockford area
Rockford, IL metro area
Programs
4
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$70,090
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
With a pass rate
2
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Rockford area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Career College | Rockford | 65 | 58 | 89% | 2025 |
| Illinois Institute of Nursing Studies, Inc | Rockford | 42 | 18 | 43% | 2025 |
| All 2 programs | 107 | 76 |
- Pass rates: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
LPN Programs in the Rockford area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 on the board list only
- Distance from Rockford
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 0.5 miles, farthest 1.4 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 54 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 42 LPN/LVN awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 2 programs have one: 89%, 43% (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 4 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $70,090 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($33.70 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $52,170 to $82,460; 440 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $75,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Rockford first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | Certificate | 0 | Not shown | 0.5 |
| Rockford Career College | Rockford | Board list | 89% | 0.8 | |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeWIOA list | Rockford | Certificate | 42 | Not shown | 1.2 |
| Illinois Institute of Nursing Studies, IncWIOA list | Rockford | Board list | 43% | 1.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pass rates: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Rockford, IL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are 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
Other Illinois metro areas
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