LPN Programs in the New Orleans area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,640

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$30,973

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

With a pass rate

board files

First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, New Orleans area

Program	Where	Tested	Passed	First-time pass rate	Year
Nunez Community College	Chalmette	50	36	72%	2025

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from New Orleans: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.4 miles, farthest 8.7 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $30,973 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 64 to 72 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 98 LPN/LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
First-time pass rates: 1 program has one: 72% (Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, 2025)
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: $60,640 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($29.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,230 to $75,370; 2,940 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $57,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Pass rate	Miles
Delgado Community CollegeWIOA list	New Orleans	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	49	Not shown	0.4
Healthcare Training InstituteWIOA list	Kenner	Certificate	$30,973	15 months	12	Not shown	8.4
Nunez Community CollegeWIOA list	Chalmette	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	37	72%	8.7

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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