LPN Programs in the Akron area

Akron, OH metro area

Programs

7 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$62,070

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,979

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Akron area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 on the board list only, 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Akron: 7 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 9.8 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 7 list one: $15,979 to $18,495 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 59 LPN/LVN awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 7 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Exam and licence fees: Ohio Board of Nursing initial licensure by examination (single-state LPN license) $75; NCLEX-PN registration (until January 31, 2027) $200; NCLEX-PN registration (on or after February 1, 2027) $350 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $62,070 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($29.84 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $50,180 to $72,690; 2,300 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $61,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Stark State College Practical NursingWIOA list	Akron	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		1.1
Herzing University Akron Diploma in Practical Nursing Program	Akron	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		3.1
Fortis College School of Nursing Practical Nursing Program, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	Cuyahoga Falls	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		3.8
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls	Cuyahoga Falls	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	4.2
Northcoast Medical Training AcademyWIOA list	Kent	WIOA list only	$15,979	Not reported		7.7
Bryant and Stratton (Akron Campus), Licensed Practical Nursing Program	Akron	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		8.4
Portage Lakes Career CenterWIOA list	Uniontown	Certificate	$18,495	10 months	40	9.8

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, Akron, OH, read October 8, 2026.
Fees: Ohio Board of Nursing, Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Fees: NCSBN, NCLEX Fees & Payment, read October 20, 2026.

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 67 of them LPN/LVN.
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