LPN Programs in the Charleston area

Charleston, WV metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$54,370

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,180

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Charleston area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Charleston: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.2 miles, farthest 12.2 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $5,180 to $6,870 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 12 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 30 LPN/LVN awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $54,370 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($26.14 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,150 to $67,440; 670 employed in the metro area; West Virginia median $55,360 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
BridgeValley Community & Technical College	South Charleston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	8	6.2
Ben Franklin Career Center	Dunbar	Certificate	$6,870	12 months	15	6.4
Boone Career and Technical Center	Foster	Certificate	$5,180	12 months	7	12.2

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Charleston, WV, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in West Virginia: 151 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them LPN/LVN.
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