LPN Programs in the Joplin area

Joplin, MO-KS metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$58,920

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$14,011

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Joplin area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
Distance from Joplin: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.0 miles, farthest 14.8 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $14,011 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 39 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 37 LPN/LVN awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Missouri's or Kansas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $58,920 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($28.33 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,010 to $72,950; 400 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $61,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationWIOA list	Joplin	Certificate	$14,011	10 months	25	8.0
Carthage Technical Center	Carthage	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		12.6
Crowder CollegeWIOA list	Neosho	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	14.8

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 54 of them LPN/LVN.
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