LPN programs in Nebraska
5 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and Nebraska 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 Nebraska, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 5 programsHow much do LPN programs cost in Nebraska?
$4,598 to $6,262
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 5 programs with a price: $4,060 to $14,625
- Finished the program
- 70%
- Working 6 months later
- 88%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $38,900
- Length
- 32 to 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 Nebraska may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
LPN programs in Omaha, Lincoln, North Platte and other Nebraska cities
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All 5 LPN programs in Nebraska approved for funding
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Practical Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; Licensure
Southeast Community College, Lincoln
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$43,100Price if you pay yourself$4,598Program website, Practical Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; Licensure at Southeast Community CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; Licensure at Southeast Community College
- Finished
- 81%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,771
- Length
- 32 weeks, 37 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,021
- Students counted
- 452
- a year, estimated
- $43,100
- price
- $4,598
Nursing (LPN) - Diploma
Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,900Price if you pay yourself$6,262Program website, Nursing (LPN) - Diploma at Western Nebraska Community CollegeMore details about Nursing (LPN) - Diploma at Western Nebraska Community College
- Finished
- 25%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,737
- Length
- 45 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,754
- Students counted
- 219
- a year, estimated
- $38,900
- price
- $6,262
Licensed Practical Nursing - Diploma
Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,600Price if you pay yourself$4,060More details about Licensed Practical Nursing - Diploma at Mid-Plains Community College
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,148
- Length
- 32 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 86
- a year, estimated
- $28,600
- price
- $4,060
Practical Nursing Program - Certificate
College of Saint Mary, Omaha
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$46,800Price if you pay yourself$14,625More details about Practical Nursing Program - Certificate at College of Saint Mary
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,699
- Length
- 48 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,500
- Students counted
- 79
- a year, estimated
- $46,800
- price
- $14,625
Nursing - Practical (LPNCE) - Licensure
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$38,700Price if you pay yourself$5,998School website, Nursing - Practical (LPNCE) - Licensure at Metropolitan Community CollegeMore details about Nursing - Practical (LPNCE) - Licensure at Metropolitan Community College
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,685
- Length
- 31 weeks, 34 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,538
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- $38,700
- price
- $5,998
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How to pay for LPN programs in Nebraska
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Nebraska
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 Nebraska practical nursing program numbers come from
Which Nebraska practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs Nebraska 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 Nebraska offers.
How Nebraska 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 Nebraska
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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