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LPN/LVN program at Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL · Public 2-year · (309) 344-2518 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 15
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass rateIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 2025, as printed
- 86%
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $56,073
- Typical pay for licensed practical and vocational nursesBLS OEWS May 2025, Illinois
- $75,000
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Carl Sandburg College awarded 15 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 9 we list.
NCLEX-PN results
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation printed a first-time pass rate of 86% for Carl Sandburg College in 2025 (21 tested, 18 passed).
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| 2025 | 21 | 18 | 86% |
Source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation NCLEX-PN pass-rate file.
On Illinois's WIOA eligible training list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing | $4 | 42 | 22.7% | 91.7% | $13,320 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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