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LPN Programs in North Carolina
North Carolina has 62 LPN/LVN programs in our files: 41 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS, 21 more on the North Carolina Board of Nursing list.
Programs
62
all sources
Median pay
$63,270
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
On the WIOA list
19
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Charlotte area9 programs · median pay $65,140
- Raleigh area4 programs · median pay $64,080
- Asheville area3 programs · median pay $65,470
- Greensboro area3 programs · median pay $63,610
Every LPN/LVN program in North Carolina
The North Carolina Board of Nursing list is shown; pass rate not shown for North Carolina.
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College | Graham | Certificate | 0 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Certificate | 0 |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington | Certificate | 6 |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin | Certificate | 15 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | Board list | |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | Certificate | 7 |
| Brunswick Community College | Supply | Board list | |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteWIOA list | Hudson | Certificate | 33 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWIOA list | Wilmington | Certificate | 21 |
| Care One Health Training Institute | Raleigh | Board list | |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | 31 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Certificate | 18 |
| Cleveland Community CollegeWIOA list | Shelby | Certificate | 25 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | Certificate | 11 |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | Certificate | 17 |
| Craven Community CollegeWIOA list | New Bern | Certificate | 15 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Lexington | Board list | |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeWIOA list | Thomasville | Certificate | 22 |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Certificate | 24 |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Board list | |
| ECPI University - Charlotte | Charlotte | Board list | |
| ECPI University - High Point | High Point | Board list | |
| ECPI University - Raleigh | Raleigh | Board list | |
| Edgecombe Community College | Rocky Mount | Board list | |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Certificate | 12 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Certificate | 32 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Board list | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Certificate | 68 |
| Gaston CollegeWIOA list | Dallas | Certificate | 195 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Certificate | 10 |
| Halifax Community CollegeWIOA list | Weldon | Certificate | 13 |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | Certificate | 26 |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | Certificate | 21 |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Board list | |
| Lenoir Community CollegeWIOA list | Kinston | Certificate | 9 |
| Martin Community College | Williamston | Board list | |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | Certificate | 0 |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | Certificate | 17 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeWIOA list | Troy | Certificate | 10 |
| Nash Community CollegeWIOA list | Rocky Mount | Certificate | 10 |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro | Board list | |
| Richmond Community CollegeWIOA list | Hamlet | Certificate | 10 |
| Richmond Community College | Laurinburg | Board list | |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | Certificate | 19 |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | Certificate | 17 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Kannapolis | Board list | |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Certificate | 17 |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | Certificate | 24 |
| South College | Asheville | Board list | |
| South Piedmont Community College | Monroe | Board list | |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | Certificate | 14 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | Certificate | 21 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWIOA list | Whiteville | Certificate | 18 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Board list | |
| Stanly Community College | Locust | Board list | |
| Surry Community CollegeWIOA list | Dobson | Certificate | 12 |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | Certificate | 11 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Certificate | 4 |
| Wayne Community CollegeWIOA list | Goldsboro | Certificate | 13 |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | Board list | |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | Certificate | 14 |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | Board list |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25); North Carolina Board of Nursing. WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Rules that apply
Practical nursing graduates take the NCLEX-PN exam for a state license. State boards publish first-time pass rates by program; we show them as printed, with the board and period. (state boards of nursing)
Paying for training in North Carolina
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs from 175 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for North Carolina yet. What Workforce Pell covers.