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LPN Programs in Louisiana
Colleges and schools: 19 · Board list: 51
Programs
70
all sources
Median pay
$57,470
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
Middle program cost
$31,000
6 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
20
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
With a pass rate
52
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school in Louisiana
- Pass rates: Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 11, 2026.
LPN Programs in Louisiana: the figures
- Programs we list
- 70 in Louisiana: 19 at colleges and schools, 51 on the board list only.
- Colleges and schools
- 12 public and 7 private; 1,099 LPN/LVN completions in 2023-24 at the 18 that reported any (IPEDS).
- First-time pass rates
- 52 Louisiana programs have one: middle 93%, lowest 25%, highest 100% (Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $31,000 in Louisiana, from $30,015 to $31,000, across 6 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $57,470 a year for licensed practical and vocational nurses in Louisiana, against $64,400 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs from 171 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them LPN/LVN.
- WIOA results
- 20 LPN/LVN programs on Louisiana's list; middle values: 57.1% of students who exited completed (15 programs report it); 100% were employed in the second quarter after exit (15); $8,967 median earnings in that quarter (15) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 3 Louisiana metro areas have a page; the largest list, Baton Rouge, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Baton Rouge area3 programs · median pay $59,700
- New Orleans area3 programs · median pay $60,640
- Slidell area3 programs · median pay $59,500
Every LPN/LVN program in Louisiana
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville campus-SoLacc | Abbeville | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% | |
| Acadian campus-BRCC | Baton Rouge | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90.48% | |
| Acadian campus-SLCC | Crowley | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| Advanced Nurse Training | New Orleans | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88.89% | |
| Alexandria campus - CLTCC | Alexandria | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| Bastrop campus - LDCC | Bastrop | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | |
| Baton Rouge Community CollegeWIOA list | Baton Rouge | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | Not shown |
| Blue Cliff College | Metairie | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 87.50% | |
| Bossier Parish Community College | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92.59% | |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeWIOA list | Bossier City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 | Not shown |
| C.B. Coreil campus - SLCC | Ville Platte | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Alexandria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 180 | Not shown |
| Compass Career CollegeWIOA list | Hammond | Certificate | $30,015 | 18 months | 11 | 100% |
| Delgado Comm College -Jefferson campus, Metairie | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 88.89% | |
| Delgado Community CollegeWIOA list | New Orleans | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 | Not shown |
| Delta College IncWIOA list | Covington | Certificate | $31,000 | 15 months | 25 | Not shown |
| Delta College of Arts & TechnologyWIOA list | Baton Rouge | Certificate | $31,000 | 15 months | 85 | Not shown |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology - Baton Rouge | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 89.41% | |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 84.44% | |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette CampusWIOA list | Lafayette | Certificate | $31,000 | 15 months | 41 | Not shown |
| Delta College of Covington | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 95.65% | |
| Delta College of Slidell | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 78.95% | |
| Delta College South Campus | Baton Rouge | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Delta College-Slidell CampusWIOA list | Slidell | Certificate | $31,000 | 15 months | 22 | Not shown |
| Evangeline campus - SLCC | St. Martinville | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Ferriday campus - CLTCC | Ferriday | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 81.82% | |
| Fletcher Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Schriever | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | Not shown |
| Florida Parishes - NTCC | Greensburg | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 77.78% | |
| Gonzales campus - RPCC, Gonzales | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92.86% | |
| Gulf Area campus - SLCC | Abbeville | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 77.78% | |
| Hammond campus-NTCC | Hammond | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 93.88% | |
| Healthcare Training InstituteWIOA list | Kenner | Certificate | $30,973 | 15 months | 12 | Not shown |
| Huey P Long campus - CLTCC | Winnfield | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96% | |
| Infinity College | Lafayette | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 95% | |
| L.E. Fletcher Community College | Shriever | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 94.44% | |
| Lacombe Campus - NTCC | Lacombe | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Lafayette campus - SoLAcc | Lafayette | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 98.08% | |
| Lamar Salter campus - Sowela | Leesvile | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Learning Bridge Career Institute | Houma | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 89 | Not shown |
| LSU - Shreveport | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 94.29% | |
| Mansfield campus - NLTCC | Mansfield | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92.86% | |
| Margaret Surles campus - LDCC | Lake Providence | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85.71% | |
| Minden campus - NLTCC | Minden | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91.18% | |
| Morgan Smith/Sowela Tech Comm College, Jennings | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Natchitoches campus - BPCC | Natchitoches | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Northshore Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Lacombe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 112 | Not shown |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Minden | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 88 | Not shown |
| Nunez Community CollegeWIOA list | Chalmette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 72% |
| Oakdale campus - Sowela Tech Community College | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Petra College | Hammond | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 25% |
| Reserve campus - RPCC | Reserve | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 58.82% | |
| River Parishes Community CollegeWIOA list | Gonzales | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | Not shown |
| Rod Brady campus - CLTCC | Jena | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 91.30% | |
| Ruston campus - LDCC | Ruston | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Shreveport campus - NLTCC | Shreveport | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 70.59% | |
| Sidney Collier/Delgado Comm College, NOLA | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 92.86% | |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 143 | Not shown |
| Southern University - Shreveport | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| SOWELA Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Lake Charles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 96 | 100% |
| Sullivan campus - NTCC | Bogalusa | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 86.67% | |
| T.H. Harris campus - SLCC | Opelousas | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Tallulah campus - LDCC | Tallulah | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Walker campus, NTCC | Walker | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 96.15% | |
| Ward H. Nash (Avoyelles) - CLTCC | Cottonport | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| West Monroe campus - LDCC | West Monroe | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | |
| Westside campus - LDCC | Walker | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | |
| Williams Technical College - Houma | LA | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 82.25% | |
| Winnsboro campus - LDCC | Winnsboro | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 85.71% | |
| Young Memorial campus - SLCC | Morgan City | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 90% |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners approved program list, read October 11, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Louisiana, read October 8, 2026.
Louisianalicense and NCLEX-PN fees
| Fee | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NCLEX-PN registration (until January 31, 2027)paid to Pearson VUE when you register for the NCLEX | $200 | NCSBN, NCLEX Fees & Paymentread October 10, 2026 |
| NCLEX-PN registration (on or after February 1, 2027)the fee is set by the registration date, not the exam date | $350 | NCSBN, NCLEX Fees & Paymentread October 20, 2026 |
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