Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $29,400
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 299
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $49,340
- Type
- Private for-profit
LPN Programs in Texas
Texas has 67 schools with LPN programs in this directory: 51 public and 16 private. Together they graduated 3,143 students from these programs in the latest federal count.
Published program tuition runs from $15,000 to $29,400, with a median of $27,995 across the 9 programs that report a program price.
Graduates earned a median of $48,583 one year after finishing, where the Department of Education reports earnings for the program.
The largest programs by graduates are at Rio Grande Valley College, Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio and South Texas College.
67
Schools with this program
3,143
Graduates last year
$27,995
Median program tuition
$48,583
Median earnings, 1 yr after
LPN Programs by city in Texas
All 67 LPN programs in Texas
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $18,740
- Graduates last year
- 263
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,657
- Type
- Private for-profit
South Texas College
McAllen, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $4,920
- Graduates last year
- 149
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $40,286
- Type
- Public
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,440
- Graduates last year
- 117
- Type
- Public
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,424
- Graduates last year
- 117
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $43,570
- Type
- Public
Vernon College
Vernon, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,720
- Graduates last year
- 95
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $44,072
- Type
- Public
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,274
- Graduates last year
- 82
- Type
- Public
Navarro College
Corsicana, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,008
- Graduates last year
- 75
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $59,793
- Type
- Public
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
Weslaco, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $24,451
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 73
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $41,725
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,540
- Graduates last year
- 72
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $46,555
- Type
- Public
Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,014
- Graduates last year
- 67
- Type
- Public
Odessa College
Odessa, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,688
- Graduates last year
- 66
- Type
- Public
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus
Round Rock, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $18,740
- Graduates last year
- 65
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,657
- Type
- Private for-profit
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,330
- Graduates last year
- 64
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $63,566
- Type
- Public
North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $5,088
- Graduates last year
- 63
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $51,364
- Type
- Public
Laredo College
Laredo, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,300
- Graduates last year
- 61
- Type
- Public
Angelina College
Lufkin, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,430
- Graduates last year
- 60
- Type
- Public
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,412
- Graduates last year
- 57
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,508
- Type
- Public
Howard College
Big Spring, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,766
- Graduates last year
- 56
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $51,996
- Type
- Public
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,490
- Graduates last year
- 56
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $55,597
- Type
- Public
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $8,544
- Graduates last year
- 55
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,714
- Type
- Public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,770
- Graduates last year
- 53
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $45,003
- Type
- Public
Panola College
Carthage, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,622
- Graduates last year
- 52
- Type
- Public
Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,916
- Graduates last year
- 51
- Type
- Public
Victoria College
Victoria, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,976
- Graduates last year
- 51
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,677
- Type
- Public
Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,646
- Graduates last year
- 49
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $28,674
- Type
- Public
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $4,710
- Graduates last year
- 48
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $48,073
- Type
- Public
Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $24,650
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 43
- Type
- Private for-profit
Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $5,250
- Graduates last year
- 42
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,638
- Type
- Public
South Plains College
Levelland, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,733
- Graduates last year
- 40
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $49,347
- Type
- Public
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,550
- Graduates last year
- 38
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $53,196
- Type
- Public
Frank Phillips College
Borger, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,712
- Graduates last year
- 38
- Type
- Public
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,476
- Graduates last year
- 38
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $42,805
- Type
- Public
Houston Community College
Houston, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,040
- Graduates last year
- 36
- Type
- Public
Paris Junior College
Paris, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,700
- Graduates last year
- 36
- Type
- Public
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,660
- Graduates last year
- 32
- Type
- Public
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
Houston, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Graduates last year
- 31
- Type
- Private for-profit
CyberTex Institute of Technology
Austin, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $27,995
- Length
- 14 months
- Graduates last year
- 29
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $62,543
- Type
- Private for-profit
Temple College
Temple, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,000
- Graduates last year
- 28
- Type
- Public
Grayson College
Denison, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,052
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Type
- Public
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,310
- Graduates last year
- 26
- Type
- Public
Arlington Career Institute
Arlington, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $18,600
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 25
- Type
- Private for-profit
Clarendon College
Clarendon, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,720
- Graduates last year
- 25
- Type
- Public
Midland College
Midland, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,180
- Graduates last year
- 24
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $49,365
- Type
- Public
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,136
- Graduates last year
- 23
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $46,110
- Type
- Public
The Chicago School-College of Nursing
Richardson, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $28,762
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 23
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $56,903
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,998
- Graduates last year
- 22
- Type
- Public
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,906
- Graduates last year
- 19
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $62,838
- Type
- Public
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $13,760
- Graduates last year
- 19
- Type
- Private for-profit
Dallas College
Dallas, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,970
- Graduates last year
- 19
- Type
- Public
Blinn College District
Brenham, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $4,920
- Graduates last year
- 17
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $49,092
- Type
- Public
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,570
- Graduates last year
- 15
- Type
- Public
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,957
- Graduates last year
- 14
- Type
- Public
Institute of Allied Healthcare
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $15,000
- Length
- 12 months
- Graduates last year
- 12
- Type
- Private for-profit
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,750
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $41,817
- Type
- Public
Lee College
Baytown, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,520
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Type
- Public
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
Houston, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $28,500
- Length
- 20 months
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $58,530
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Galveston College
Galveston, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,726
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Type
- Public
Ranger College
Ranger, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,765
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $45,955
- Type
- Public
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $40,850
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,298
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Type
- Public
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,772
- Graduates last year
- 5
- Type
- Public
Galen Health Institutes-Dallas
Richardson, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $18,740
- Graduates last year
- 4
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,657
- Type
- Private for-profit
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,160
- Graduates last year
- 4
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,152
- Type
- Public
Galen Health Institutes-Houston
Houston, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $18,740
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $50,657
- Type
- Private for-profit
Hallmark University
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Type
- Private nonprofit
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,204
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $48,044
- Type
- Public
Common questions
How much does LPN training cost in Texas?
The median published tuition is $27,995 (range $15,000 to $29,400, 9 programs reporting). The lowest listed prices are at Institute of Allied Healthcare ($15,000), Arlington Career Institute ($18,600) and Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies ($24,451). Public community and technical colleges often charge less but report tuition per year rather than per program, so check each school's net price calculator.
How long does LPN school take?
Programs that report a length take a median of 13 months to finish (12 to 20 months). Certificates are shorter; associate degrees usually take about two years.
How much do LPN graduates earn?
Across 38 programs with reported outcomes, the median graduate earned $48,583 one year after finishing (U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard). Earnings vary by program and local labor market.
Are there public LPN programs in Texas?
Yes. 51 public schools offer it, including South Texas College, Del Mar College, Tyler Junior College, Vernon College and El Paso Community College.
Data: U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2024-25 and College Scorecard (October 2026 release). Listings change; confirm details with the school before you go. How this directory is built.