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LPN Programs in the Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Programs
9
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$85,690
licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025
With a pass rate
4
board files
First-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by school, Seattle area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical College | Tacoma | 56 | 54 | 96.43% | 2025 |
| Green River College | Auburn | 66 | 57 | 86.36% | 2025 |
| Edmonds College | Lynnwood | 27 | 22 | 81.48% | 2025 |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood | 109 | 88 | 80.73% | 2025 |
| All 4 programs | 258 | 221 |
- Pass rates: Washington State Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file, read October 8, 2026.
LPN Programs in the Seattle area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Seattle
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 31.4 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 33 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 284 LPN/LVN awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- First-time pass rates
- 4 programs have one: middle 86%, lowest 81%, highest 96% (Washington State Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 9 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 88% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 85% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $85,690 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($41.20 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $70,380 to $103,310; 3,470 employed in the metro area; Washington median $83,150 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
LPN/LVN programs, nearest to Seattle first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Seattle College | Seattle | Certificate | 0 | Not shown | 2.6 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | Certificate | 0 | Not shown | 7.3 |
| North Seattle College | Seattle | Certificate | 0 | Not shown | 10.0 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | Certificate | 0 | Not shown | 12.0 |
| Green River CollegeWIOA list | Auburn | Certificate | 67 | 86.36% | 17.7 |
| Edmonds CollegeWIOA list | Lynnwood | Certificate | 19 | 81.48% | 18.0 |
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | 82 | 96.43% | 22.1 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | 116 | 80.73% | 27.9 |
| Everett Community College | Everett | Certificate | 0 | Not shown | 31.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pass rates: Washington 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are 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