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LPN Programs in the St. Louis area
St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)
Programs
19
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$65,120
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$18,120
of 5 with a cost, IPEDS
With a pass rate
4
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, St. Louis area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALC Institute of Technology | Alton, IL | 11 | 11 | 100% | 2025 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | 37 | 34 | 92% | 2025 |
| Beck School of Practical Nursing | Red Bud, IL | 36 | 30 | 83% | 2025 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Granite City, IL | 40 | 30 | 75% | 2025 |
| All 4 programs | 124 | 105 |
- Pass rates: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
LPN Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 19 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 8 on the board list only
- Distance from St. Louis
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 4.4 miles, farthest 61.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 19 list one: $18,120 to $29,318, middle $26,020 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 12 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 9 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 65 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 351 LPN/LVN awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 4 programs have one: middle 92%, lowest 75%, highest 100% (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 19 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 89% of exiters employed in the second quarter (6 report it); middle completion 61% (7 report it)
- Pay here
- $65,120 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($31.31 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $56,610 to $79,590; 5,180 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $61,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to St. Louis first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied TechWIOA list | Sunset Hills, MO | Certificate | $19,500 | 13 months | 85 | Not shown | 4.4 |
| St. Louis Community College | St. Louis, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 6.0 | |
| Stepful College, City Campus | St. Louis, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 6.7 | |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | Certificate | $29,318 | 15 months | 0 | Not shown | 7.2 |
| Stepful College | Fenton, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 7.4 | |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonWIOA list | Fenton, MO | Certificate | $29,318 | 15 months | 50 | Not shown | 7.5 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Granite City, IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 75% | 17.3 | |
| Applied-Tech - North CountyWIOA list | Florissant, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 17.9 | |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | Not shown | 22.1 |
| St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list | Cottleville, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | Not shown | 22.4 |
| Jefferson CollegeWIOA list | Hillsboro, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | Not shown | 23.1 |
| Jefferson College Bi-level Program | Hillsboro, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 23.9 | |
| St. Charles Community College | Dardenne Prairie, MO | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | Not shown | 25.8 | |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud, IL | Certificate | $18,120 | 12 months | 54 | Not shown | 27.2 |
| CALC Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Alton, IL | Certificate | $26,020 | 15 months | 10 | 100% | 27.8 |
| Beck School of Practical Nursing | Red Bud, IL | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 83% | 29.9 | |
| East Central CollegeWIOA list | Union, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | Not shown | 35.8 |
| Four Rivers Career CenterWIOA list | Washington, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 | Not shown | 37.2 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 92% | 61.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pass rates: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, St. Louis, MO-IL, 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
- Kansas City area9 programs
- Cape Girardeau area3 programs
- Joplin area3 programs