LPN Programs in the Knoxville area

Knoxville, TN metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$57,960

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,260

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Knoxville area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 on the board list only
Distance from Knoxville: none within 10 miles; nearest 11.6 miles, farthest 21.7 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 6 list one: $4,260 to $5,137, middle $4,620 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 11 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 390 LPN/LVN awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 6 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 94% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 70% (3 report it)
Pay here: $57,960 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($27.86 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,400 to $64,500; 2,650 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $58,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
South College	Knoxville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	243	11.6
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list	Knoxville	Certificate	$5,137	12 months	85	12.1
South College Practical Nursing Program	Knoxville	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		13.6
Appalachian Regional Practical Nursing Program	Jacksboro	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		14.5
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroWIOA list	Jacksboro	Certificate	$4,620	11 months	34	18.6
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanWIOA list	Harriman	Certificate	$4,260	11 months	28	21.7

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them LPN/LVN.
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