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LPN Programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 23 LPN/LVN programs in our files: 23 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
23
all sources
Median pay
$58,870
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
Middle program cost
$4,620
18 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
25
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Knoxville area4 programs · median pay $57,960
- Nashville area4 programs · median pay $61,940
Every LPN/LVN program in Tennessee
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South College | Knoxville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 243 |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 49 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleWIOA list | Nashville | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 50 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestWIOA list | Newbern | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 80 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpWIOA list | Crump | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonWIOA list | Dickson | Certificate | $4,640 | 11 months | 62 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonWIOA list | Elizabethton | Certificate | $4,119 | 11 months | 117 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanWIOA list | Harriman | Certificate | $4,260 | 11 months | 28 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleWIOA list | Hartsville | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 37 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollWIOA list | Paris | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 42 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Certificate | $5,584 | 11 months | 22 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroWIOA list | Jacksboro | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 34 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonWIOA list | Jackson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 68 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list | Knoxville | Certificate | $5,137 | 12 months | 85 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonWIOA list | Livingston | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 64 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleWIOA list | McMinnville | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 17 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 78 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownWIOA list | Morristown | Certificate | $4,320 | 12 months | 55 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroWIOA list | Murfreesboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 22 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiWIOA list | Pulaski | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 49 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Certificate | $4,640 | 12 months | 26 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 35 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). 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 Tennessee
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs from 196 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Tennessee yet. What Workforce Pell covers.