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LPN/LVN program at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Altoona, PA · Public less-than-2-year · (814) 941-8324 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $19,100
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,720
- Listed cost
- $21,820
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 26
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass ratePennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025, as printed
- 100.00%
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 79 graduates
- $47,891
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $56,217
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $150 a month over 10 years
- $14,109
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $56,073
- Typical pay for licensed practical and vocational nursesBLS OEWS May 2025, Altoona, PA
- $59,680
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
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center awarded 26 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 9 we list. Its listed tuition of $19,100 compares with a Pennsylvania median wage of $63,940 for licensed practical and vocational nurses (BLS, May 2025).
NCLEX-PN results
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing printed a first-time pass rate of 100.00% for Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center in Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 (30 tested, 30 passed).
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 2020 - Sep 30 2021 | 69 | 46 | 66.67% |
| Oct 1 2021 - Sep 30 2022 | 33 | 22 | 66.67% |
| Oct 1 2022 - Sep 30 2023 | 78 | 74 | 94.87% |
| Oct 1 2023 - Sep 30 2024 | 41 | 40 | 97.56% |
| Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 | 30 | 30 | 100.00% |
Source: Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file.
On Pennsylvania'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 - Full-Time | $17,675 | 48 | 21.2% | 20.7% | $11,460 |
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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