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LPN Programs in the Kansas City area
Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (Kansas, Missouri)
Programs
9
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$64,420
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$17,732
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
LPN Programs in the Kansas City area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 on the board list only
- Distance from Kansas City
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 6.9 miles, farthest 36.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 9 list one: $17,732 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 6 listed programs give weeks: 39 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 233 LPN/LVN awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 6 of 9 on Missouri's or Kansas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 82% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 83% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $64,420 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($30.97 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $52,440 to $78,470; 4,570 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $61,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Kansas City first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Kansas CityWIOA list | Kansas City, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 | 6.9 |
| Metropolitan Community College Penn Valley | Kansas City, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.9 | |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityWIOA list | Kansas City, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 7.3 |
| University of Central Missouri | Lee’s Summit, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 9.4 | |
| Donnelly CollegeWIOA list | Kansas City, KS | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 | 11.7 |
| Johnson County Community CollegeWIOA list | Overland Park, KS | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 62 | 13.3 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City, KS | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | 16.2 |
| Cass Career CenterWIOA list | Harrisonville, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 26.9 | |
| Lex La-Ray Technical CenterWIOA list | Lexington, MO | Certificate | $17,732 | 11 months | 13 | 36.0 |
- 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, Kansas City, MO-KS, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 54 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Missouri metro areas
- St. Louis area19 programs
- Cape Girardeau area3 programs
- Joplin area3 programs