LPN Programs in the Worcester area

Worcester, MA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$79,060

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,300

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Worcester area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Worcester: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 18.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $13,300 to $14,500, middle $14,350 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 18 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 40 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 159 LPN/LVN awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Massachusetts's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $79,060 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($38.01 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $63,530 to $97,190; 2,030 employed in the metro area; Massachusetts median $80,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Quinsigamond Community CollegeWIOA list	Worcester	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	63	3.6
Monty Tech	Fitchburg	Certificate	$14,350	10 months	28	14.4
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School DistrictWIOA list	Charlton	Certificate	$14,500	8 months	21	16.3
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District	Upton	Certificate	$13,300	18 months	17	17.5
Mount Wachusett Community College	Gardner	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	30	18.1

WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them LPN/LVN.
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