LPN programs in Tampa
10 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
8 schools offer these practical nursing programs with classes in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area, and every one is approved 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 Tampa, 1 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsAll 60 LPN programs in Florida, including online programs
How much do LPN programs cost in Tampa?
$3,942 to $23,555
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 9 programs with a price: $3,942 to $30,420
- Finished the program
- 48%
- Working 6 months later
- 81%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $37,400
- Length
- 53 to 69 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Tampa may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
All 10 LPN programs in Tampa approved for funding
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Pre-Licensure Practical Nursing - Diploma
Ata Career Education-Is, Spring Hill
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$37,500Price if you pay yourself$30,420Program website, Pre-Licensure Practical Nursing - Diploma at Ata Career Education-IsMore details about Pre-Licensure Practical Nursing - Diploma at Ata Career Education-Is
- Finished
- 36%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,367
- Length
- 60 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,597
- Students counted
- 941
- a year, estimated
- $37,500
- price
- $30,420
Practical Nursing - Diploma
Rasmussen College, Tampa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,100Price if you pay yourself$23,555More details about Practical Nursing - Diploma at Rasmussen College
- Finished
- 46%
- Working at 6 months
- 2%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,266
- Length
- 72 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 481
- a year, estimated
- $37,100
- price
- $23,555
Practical Nursing-Cd4
Jersey College - Largo campus, Largo
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$37,100Price if you pay yourself$20,650School website, Practical Nursing-Cd4 at Jersey College - Largo campusMore details about Practical Nursing-Cd4 at Jersey College - Largo campus
- Finished
- 40%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,287
- Length
- 52 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,190
- Students counted
- 477
- a year, estimated
- $37,100
- price
- $20,650
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training.
Ata Career Education-Is, Spring Hill
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,000Price if you pay yourself$30,420Program website, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. at Ata Career Education-IsMore details about Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. at Ata Career Education-Is
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,503
- Length
- 104 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,081
- Students counted
- 363
- a year, estimated
- $38,000
- price
- $30,420
Practical Nursing Program, 4-quarter Option
Galen College Of Nursing-Is, St. Petersburg
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,300Price if you pay yourself$22,400Program website, Practical Nursing Program, 4-quarter Option at Galen College Of Nursing-IsMore details about Practical Nursing Program, 4-quarter Option at Galen College Of Nursing-Is
- Finished
- 49%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,075
- Length
- 48 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $340
- Students counted
- 318
- a year, estimated
- $32,300
- price
- $22,400
Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse
Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater-Un, Clearwater
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,400Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse at Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater-UnMore details about Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse at Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater-Un
- Finished
- 54%
- Working at 6 months
- 2%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,359
- Length
- 56 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 243
- a year, estimated
- $37,400
- price
- Not reported
Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse
Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un, Saint Petersburg
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$40,000Price if you pay yourself$3,942Program website, Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse at Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-UnMore details about Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse at Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,006
- Length
- 60 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,742
- Students counted
- 201
- a year, estimated
- $40,000
- price
- $3,942
Practical Nursing
Erwin Technical Center-Vs, Tampa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,900Price if you pay yourself$3,942More details about Practical Nursing at Erwin Technical Center-Vs
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 33%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,970
- Length
- 72 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,961
- Students counted
- 196
- a year, estimated
- $43,900
- price
- $3,942
Diploma in Practical Nursing
Herzing University, Tampa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,000Price if you pay yourself$20,995More details about Diploma in Practical Nursing at Herzing University
- Finished
- 21%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,006
- Length
- 52 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 194
- a year, estimated
- $36,000
- price
- $20,995
Practical Nursing
Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un, Saint Petersburg
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,942Program website, Practical Nursing at Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-UnMore details about Practical Nursing at Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un
- Finished
- 58%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 56 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,825
- Students counted
- 146
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,942
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How to pay for LPN programs in Tampa
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Tampa
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 Tampa practical nursing program numbers come from
Which Tampa practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs with classes in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Florida page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Tampa 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.
Sources for the facts about LPN programs in Tampa
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs