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LPN Programs in the Scranton area
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
Programs
5
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$61,740
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,150
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
With a pass rate
4
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Scranton area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazleton Area Career Center | Hazle TWP. | 6 | 6 | 100.00% | Oct 1 2023 - Sep 30 2024 |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton | 30 | 29 | 96.67% | Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 |
| Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County | Scranton | 59 | 57 | 96.61% | Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 |
| Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center | Wilkes-Barre | 37 | 29 | 78.38% | Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 |
| All 4 programs | 132 | 121 |
- Pass rates: Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
LPN Programs in the Scranton area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
- Distance from Scranton
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 1.4 miles, farthest 23.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 5 list one: $2,150 to $19,450, middle $17,590 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 13 months each (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 51 to 52 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 100 LPN/LVN awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 4 programs have one: middle 97%, lowest 78%, highest 100% (Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Oct )
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 5 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 73% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $61,740 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($29.68 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $53,820 to $74,340; 2,270 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $63,940 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Scranton first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical NursingWIOA list | Wilkes Barre | Certificate | $2,150 | 13 months | 34 | Not shown | 1.4 |
| Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center | Wilkes-Barre | Board list | Not reported | Not reported | 78.38% | 2.8 | |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 96.67% | 12.2 |
| Career Technology Center of Lackawanna CountyWIOA list | Scranton | Certificate | $19,450 | 13 months | 30 | 96.61% | 14.2 |
| Hazleton Area Career CenterWIOA list | Hazle TWP. | Certificate | $17,590 | 13 months | 6 | 100.00% | 23.5 |
- 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, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, read October 8, 2026.
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
- Philadelphia area22 programs
- Pittsburgh area13 programs
- Allentown area6 programs
- Erie area4 programs