LPN Programs in the Philadelphia area

First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Philadelphia area

• Pass rates: Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.

LPN Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public

22 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 11 on the board list only

Distance from Philadelphia

7 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 44.2 miles

Listed program cost

8 of 22 list one: $16,850 to $33,594, middle $25,000 (IPEDS)

Program length

8 colleges list a length: 10 months to 24 months (IPEDS)

Length on the WIOA list

1 listed program gives weeks: 48 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

497 LPN/LVN awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

First-time pass rates

11 programs have one: middle 89%, lowest 65%, highest 100% (Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Oct )

On the WIOA list

2 of 22 on Pennsylvania's or New Jersey's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)

Pay here

$70,710 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($34.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $60,620 to $79,690; 15,920 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $63,940 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Philadelphia first

• College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
• Pass rates: Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing 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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 31 of them LPN/LVN.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

• Pittsburgh area13 programs
• Allentown area6 programs
• Scranton area5 programs
• Erie area4 programs