LPN programs in Kansas City, Missouri
10 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
9 schools offer these practical nursing programs with classes in the Kansas City area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 5 by Kansas and 5 by Missouri. 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 Kansas City, 5 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsAll 51 LPN programs in Missouri, including online programs
How much do LPN programs cost in Kansas City?
$6,625 to $21,070 is what most LPN programs in Kansas City cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $3,365 to $38,742
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Length
- 46 to 58 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 Kansas City may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
All 10 LPN programs in Kansas City approved for WIOA funding
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Practical Nursing
Mid-America College of Health Sciences
Merriam
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$53,000Price if you pay yourself$22,244Program website, Practical Nursing at Mid-America College of Health SciencesMore details about Practical Nursing at Mid-America College of Health Sciences
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,260
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $2,419
- Students counted
- 47
- a year, estimated
- $53,000
- price
- $22,244
Nursing-Practical Nursing
Metropolitan Community College
Kansas City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$48,600Price if you pay yourself$6,897Program website, Nursing-Practical Nursing at Metropolitan Community CollegeMore details about Nursing-Practical Nursing at Metropolitan Community College
- Finished
- 94%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,155
- Length
- 60 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $8,161
- Students counted
- 32
- a year, estimated
- $48,600
- price
- $6,897
Practical Nursing - Days
Concorde Career College
Kansas City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$53,900Price if you pay yourself$36,300Program website, Practical Nursing - Days at Concorde Career CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing - Days at Concorde Career College
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,475
- Length
- 50 weeks, 39 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,709
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- $53,900
- price
- $36,300
Practical Nursing Certificate
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,365Program website, Practical Nursing Certificate at Johnson County Community CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing Certificate at Johnson County Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,060
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,365
Practical Nurse (LPN)
KCKCC Technical Education Center
Kansas City
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,637School website, Practical Nurse (LPN) at KCKCC Technical Education CenterMore details about Practical Nurse (LPN) at KCKCC Technical Education Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $541
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,637
Practical Nursing (LPN)
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,534School website, Practical Nursing (LPN) at Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing (LPN) at Kansas City Kansas Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,050
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,534
Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate
Donnelly College
Kansas City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$11,144More details about Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate at Donnelly College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 48 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $907
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $11,144
Practical Nursing
Cass Career Center
Harrisonville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,100Program website, Practical Nursing at Cass Career CenterMore details about Practical Nursing at Cass Career Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 39 weeks, 38 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,830
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $12,100
Practical Nursing
Lex La Ray Technical Center
Lexington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$17,547Program website, Practical Nursing at Lex La Ray Technical CenterMore details about Practical Nursing at Lex La Ray Technical Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 45 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,420
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $17,547
Practical Nursing-W (evenings And Weekends)
Concorde Career College
Kansas City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$38,742School website, Practical Nursing-W (evenings And Weekends) at Concorde Career CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing-W (evenings And Weekends) at Concorde Career College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 80 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,709
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $38,742
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How to pay for LPN programs in Kansas City
WIOA funding can pay for LPN programs in Kansas City
Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under 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.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4
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).5
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.67
GI Bill for LPN programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply
Where the Kansas City practical nursing program numbers come from
Which Kansas City practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs with classes in the Kansas City area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Missouri page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Kansas City practical nursing program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. 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.
Other training in Kansas City
Sources for the facts about LPN programs in Kansas City
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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
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- 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
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List