LPN programs in Montana

1 LPN program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this practical nursing program, and Montana has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Montana, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much do LPN programs cost in Montana?

$18,939

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 45 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 Montana may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in Montana?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $18,939.

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

The one LPN program in Montana approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed
Nursing: Practical Nursing CAS
FVCC - Lincoln County Campus
Libby
No diploma needed
FVCC - Lincoln County Campus, Libby · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$18,939
Program website, Nursing: Practical Nursing CAS at FVCC - Lincoln County Campus
More details about Nursing: Practical Nursing CAS at FVCC - Lincoln County Campus
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
45 weeks, 41 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$18,939

How to pay for LPN programs in Montana

WIOA funding can pay for LPN programs in Montana

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 Montana practical nursing program numbers come from

Which Montana practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs Montana 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Montana offers.

How the prices and results of Montana practical nursing programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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