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LPN programs in Colorado

4 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and Colorado has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPNs and LVNs) give basic medical care to patients who are ill, injured or recovering. Most finish a state-approved certificate or diploma program that takes about a year, then pass an exam to become licensed.1 In Colorado, 1 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do LPN programs cost in Colorado?

$7,408 to $46,258

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Colorado may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in Colorado?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

LPN programs in Grand Junction, Denver and other Colorado cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 4 LPN programs in Colorado approved for funding

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4 programs

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personEducation and courses

    Lpn-Bsn

    Western Colorado Community College, Grand Junction

    Education and courses

    Western Colorado Community College, Grand Junction · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$50,700
    Price if you pay yourself$46,258
    School website, Lpn-Bsn at Western Colorado Community College
    More details about Lpn-Bsn at Western Colorado Community College
    Finished
    72%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,681
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    249
    a year, estimated
    $50,700
    price
    $46,258

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nursing

    Concorde Career College, Aurora

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Concorde Career College, Aurora · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$27,406
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Concorde Career College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Concorde Career College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,289
    Students counted
    247
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $27,406

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridBachelor's degree

    Practical Nursing

    Western Colorado Community College, Grand Junction

    Bachelor's degree

    Western Colorado Community College, Grand Junction · Practical nursing (LPN) · Hybrid · Bachelor's degree

    Earned a year, estimated$53,600
    Price if you pay yourself$15,284
    School website, Practical Nursing at Western Colorado Community College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Western Colorado Community College
    Finished
    46%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,408
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,150
    Students counted
    222
    a year, estimated
    $53,600
    price
    $15,284

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridNo diploma needed

    Practical Nursing

    Otero Junior College, La Junta

    No diploma needed

    Otero Junior College, La Junta · Practical nursing (LPN) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$34,500
    Price if you pay yourself$7,408
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Otero Junior College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Otero Junior College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,632
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,300
    Students counted
    76
    a year, estimated
    $34,500
    price
    $7,408

How to pay for LPN programs in Colorado

Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Colorado

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

Financial aid and grants for LPN programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56

GI Bill for LPN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Colorado practical nursing program numbers come from

Which Colorado practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs Colorado approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Colorado offers.

How Colorado practical nursing program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some practical nursing programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about LPN programs in Colorado

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns