LPN Programs in the Buffalo area

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$63,370

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,255

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Buffalo area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Buffalo: none within 10 miles; nearest 10.5 miles, farthest 12.5 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $13,255 to $15,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 12 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 169 LPN/LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $63,370 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($30.47 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $51,830 to $76,450; 3,220 employed in the metro area; New York median $67,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Erie 1 BOCES	West Seneca	Certificate	$15,000	12 months	138	10.5
Niagara County Community College	Sanborn	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	10.8
Trocaire College	Buffalo	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	10.9
Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Lockport	Certificate	$13,255	13 months	0	12.5

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them LPN/LVN.
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