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LPN Programs in Washington
Washington has 32 LPN/LVN programs in our files: 18 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS, 14 more on the Washington State Board of Nursing list.
Programs
32
all sources
Median pay
$83,150
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,400
On the WIOA list
9
LPN/LVN programs, U.S. DOL file
With a pass rate
19
board files
By metro area
- Seattle area9 programs · median pay $85,690
Every LPN/LVN program in Washington
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | 82 | 96.43% |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Certificate | 15 | Not shown |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Board list | 100% | |
| Big Bend Community College | WA | Board list | 100% | |
| Centralia College | Centralia | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | 116 | 80.73% |
| Columbia Basin College | WA | Board list | 100% | |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Edmonds CollegeWIOA list | Lynnwood | Certificate | 19 | 81.48% |
| Everett Community College | WA | Board list | 87.50% | |
| Everett Community College | Everett | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Grays Harbor College | WA | Board list | 94.12% | |
| Grays Harbor CollegeWIOA list | Aberdeen | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Green River CollegeWIOA list | Auburn | Certificate | 67 | 86.36% |
| Heritage University | Toppenish | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Lower Columbia College | WA | Board list | 100% | |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| North Seattle College | Seattle | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Olympic CollegeWIOA list | Bremerton | Certificate | 25 | 93.75% |
| Pierce College | WA | Board list | 50% | |
| Renton Technical College | WA | Board list | 0% | |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Skagit Valley College | WA | Board list | 100% | |
| Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| South Puget Sound Community College | WA | Board list | 100% | |
| South Seattle College | Seattle | Certificate | 0 | Not shown |
| Spokane Community College | Spokane | Board list | 100% | |
| Spokane Community College Colville Campus | Colville | Board list | Not shown | |
| Walla Walla Community College | WA | Board list | 100% | |
| Wenatchee Valley College | WA | Board list | 97.73% | |
| Yakima Valley College | Yakima | Certificate | 10 | 100% |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25); Washington State Board of Nursing. 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 Washington
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs from 555 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them LPN/LVN.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Washington yet. What Workforce Pell covers.