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LPN Programs in the Louisville/Jefferson County area
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (Indiana, Kentucky)
Programs
7
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$64,460
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$21,490
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
With a pass rate
5
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Louisville/Jefferson County area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Louisville, KY | 48 | 47 | 97.9% | 2025 |
| ATA College | Louisville, KY | 57 | 51 | 89.5% | 2025 |
| MedQuest College | Louisville, KY | 18 | 15 | 83.3% | 2025 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville, KY | 14 | 11 | 78.6% | 2025 |
| Sullivan University | Louisville, KY | 15 | 8 | 53.3% | 2025 |
| All 5 programs | 152 | 132 |
- Pass rates: Kentucky Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 11, 2026.
LPN Programs in the Louisville/Jefferson County area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
- Distance from Louisville/Jefferson County
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 4.4 miles, farthest 11.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 7 list one: $21,490 to $23,884, middle $21,528 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 12 months each (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 52 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 555 LPN/LVN awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 5 programs have one: middle 83%, lowest 53%, highest 98% (Kentucky Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 7 on Kentucky's or Indiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 20% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 42% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $64,460 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($30.99 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $53,340 to $74,270; 2,850 employed in the metro area; Kentucky median $60,460 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Louisville/Jefferson County first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan UniversityWIOA list | Louisville, KY | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 | 53.3% | 4.4 |
| Caris College | Jeffersonville, IN | Certificate | $21,490 | 12 months | 18 | Not shown | 5.0 |
| ATA CollegeWIOA list | Louisville, KY | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 | 89.5% | 5.7 |
| MedQuest College | Louisville, KY | Certificate | $21,528 | 12 months | 61 | 83.3% | 5.8 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville, KY | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 316 | 78.6% | 6.1 |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleWIOA list | Louisville, KY | Certificate | $23,884 | 12 months | 52 | 97.9% | 8.1 |
| Ivy Tech Community College - SellersburgWIOA list | Sellersburg, IN | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 11.1 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pass rates: Kentucky Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 11, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs are 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