LPN programs in St. Louis
10 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
10 schools offer these practical nursing programs with classes in the St. Louis 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 St. Louis, 1 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsAll 50 LPN programs in Missouri, including online programs
How much do LPN programs cost in St. Louis?
$12,558 to $19,500
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 7 programs with a price: $4,636 to $26,125
- Finished the program
- 64%
- Working 6 months later
- 88%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $36,700
- Length
- 47 to 52 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 St. Louis may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
All 10 LPN programs in St. Louis approved for funding
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10 programs
Practical Nursing, Certificate
St. Louis College Of Health Careers, County, Fenton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$35,600Price if you pay yourself$26,125Program website, Practical Nursing, Certificate at St. Louis College Of Health Careers, CountyMore details about Practical Nursing, Certificate at St. Louis College Of Health Careers, County
- Finished
- 58%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,905
- Length
- 60 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,944
- Students counted
- 246
- a year, estimated
- $35,600
- price
- $26,125
Practical Nursing Program (lpn)
Applied Technology Services, Saint Louis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,600Price if you pay yourself$19,500Program website, Practical Nursing Program (lpn) at Applied Technology ServicesMore details about Practical Nursing Program (lpn) at Applied Technology Services
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,651
- Length
- 52 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,773
- Students counted
- 169
- a year, estimated
- $38,600
- price
- $19,500
Practical Nursing Program (lpn)
Applied Tech ? North Tech, Florissant
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,000Price if you pay yourself$19,500Program website, Practical Nursing Program (lpn) at Applied Tech ? North TechMore details about Practical Nursing Program (lpn) at Applied Tech ? North Tech
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,010
- Length
- 52 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,773
- Students counted
- 154
- a year, estimated
- $36,000
- price
- $19,500
Practical Nursing Program
Southwestern Illinois College Red Bud Campus, Red Bud
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,500Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Practical Nursing Program at Southwestern Illinois College Red Bud CampusMore details about Practical Nursing Program at Southwestern Illinois College Red Bud Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,364
- Length
- 52 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 149
- a year, estimated
- $33,500
- price
- Not reported
Practical Nursing (LPN) Level I
Jefferson College, Hillsboro
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$74,200Price if you pay yourself$14,720Program website, Practical Nursing (LPN) Level I at Jefferson CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing (LPN) Level I at Jefferson College
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $18,554
- Length
- 16 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,950
- Students counted
- 109
- a year, estimated
- $74,200
- price
- $14,720
Washington School Of Practical Nursing
Four Rivers Career Center, Washington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,300Price if you pay yourself$18,000Program website, Washington School Of Practical Nursing at Four Rivers Career CenterMore details about Washington School Of Practical Nursing at Four Rivers Career Center
- Finished
- 75%
- Working at 6 months
- 95%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,320
- Length
- 47 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $345
- Students counted
- 84
- a year, estimated
- $37,300
- price
- $18,000
Practical Nursing, CA
St. Charles Community College, Cottleville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,396Program website, Practical Nursing, CA at St. Charles Community CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing, CA at St. Charles Community College
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 45 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $7,364
- Students counted
- 52
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $10,396
Licensed Practical Nurse
Career Center of Southern Il (Beck), Red Bud
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Licensed Practical Nurse at Career Center of Southern Il (Beck)
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 48 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 99
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Practical Nursing: CP
St. Louis Community College, District, Bridgeton
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,636School website, Practical Nursing: CP at St. Louis Community College, DistrictMore details about Practical Nursing: CP at St. Louis Community College, District
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $6,005
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,636
Practical Nursing Program (PN)
CALC Institute of Technology, Alton
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Practical Nursing Program (PN) at CALC Institute of TechnologyMore details about Practical Nursing Program (PN) at CALC Institute of Technology
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 65 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
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How to pay for LPN programs in St. Louis
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in St. Louis
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 St. Louis practical nursing program numbers come from
Which St. Louis practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs with classes in the St. Louis 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 Missouri page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How St. Louis 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 St. Louis
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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