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LPN Programs in Kentucky
Kentucky has 24 LPN/LVN programs in our files: 24 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
24
all sources
Median pay
$60,460
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
Middle program cost
$21,528
3 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
26
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County area6 programs · median pay $64,460
Every LPN/LVN program in Kentucky
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 406 |
| ATA CollegeWIOA list | Louisville | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 |
| Beckfield College-FlorenceWIOA list | Florence | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 81 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lexington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 579 |
| Campbellsville UniversityWIOA list | Campbellsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 233 |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleWIOA list | Louisville | Certificate | $23,884 | 12 months | 52 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | Pikeville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 318 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 253 |
| Henderson Community College | Henderson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 79 |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 221 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 316 |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 247 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 193 |
| Medical Career & Technical CollegeWIOA list | Richmond | Certificate | $19,575 | 14 months | 72 |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | Certificate | $21,528 | 12 months | 61 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 356 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 259 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Bowling Green | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 472 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 237 |
| Sullivan UniversityWIOA list | Louisville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 323 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). 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 Kentucky
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs from 212 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Kentucky yet. What Workforce Pell covers.