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LPN/LVN program at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, PA · Private for-profit 2-year · (724) 222-5330 · 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
- 35
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass ratePennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025, as printed
- 86.11%
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 41 graduates
- $44,941
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $55,358
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $163 a month over 10 years
- $15,389
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $56,073
- Typical pay for licensed practical and vocational nursesBLS OEWS May 2025, Pittsburgh, PA
- $63,060
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
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School awarded 35 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 10 we list.
NCLEX-PN results
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing printed a first-time pass rate of 86.11% for Penn Commercial Business Technical School in Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 (36 tested, 31 passed).
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 2020 - Sep 30 2021 | 21 | 19 | 90.48% |
| Oct 1 2021 - Sep 30 2022 | 36 | 26 | 72.22% |
| Oct 1 2022 - Sep 30 2023 | 32 | 25 | 78.13% |
| Oct 1 2023 - Sep 30 2024 | 33 | 28 | 84.85% |
| Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 | 36 | 31 | 86.11% |
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 | $21,795 | Not listed | 43.7% | 100% | $8,725 |
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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