LPN Programs in the Baton Rouge area

Baton Rouge, LA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$59,700

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$31,000

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Baton Rouge area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Baton Rouge: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.2 miles, farthest 14.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $31,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 60 to 104 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 132 LPN/LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 3 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 100% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 100% (3 report it)
Pay here: $59,700 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($28.70 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,350 to $69,520; 2,900 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $57,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Baton Rouge Community CollegeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	32	7.2
Delta College of Arts & TechnologyWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	$31,000	15 months	85	7.3
River Parishes Community CollegeWIOA list	Gonzales	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	14.5

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them LPN/LVN.
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