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LPN Programs in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
10
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$69,300
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$29,900
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
LPN Programs in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 4.8 miles, farthest 50.8 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 10 list one: $29,900 to $30,816 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 11 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 9 listed programs give weeks: 40 to 52 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 513 LPN/LVN awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 10 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 88% of exiters employed in the second quarter (9 report it); middle completion 70% (9 report it)
- Pay here
- $69,300 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($33.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $61,550 to $77,790; 4,540 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $65,460 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abcott InstituteWIOA list | Southfield | Certificate | $29,900 | 12 months | 60 | 4.8 |
| Dorsey CollegeWIOA list | Madison Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 | 5.5 |
| Wayne County Community College DistrictWIOA list | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 8.8 |
| Dorsey College-RosevilleWIOA list | Roseville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 81 | 11.7 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 14.8 |
| Schoolcraft Community College DistrictWIOA list | Livonia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 16.1 |
| Dorsey College-WayneWIOA list | Wayne | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 | 17.7 |
| Detroit Business Institute-DownriverWIOA list | Riverview | Certificate | $30,816 | 11 months | 73 | 19.6 |
| Dorsey College-WoodhavenWIOA list | Woodhaven | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 | 21.7 |
| St Clair County Community CollegeWIOA list | Port Huron | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 50.8 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 23 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill