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LPN programs in Nebraska

7 LPN (licensed practical nurse) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

7 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 The exam is the NCLEX-PN from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, which the nursing boards of every state, DC and four US territories use in deciding who gets a license.2

In Nebraska, 5 of the 7 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

All 7 are the same kind of program: practical nursing (LPN).

See the 7 programs

How much do LPN programs cost in Nebraska?

$4,923 to $8,205 is what most LPN programs in Nebraska cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $4,060 to $14,625

In the typical program

Finished the program
70%
Working 6 months later
82%
Earned a year, estimated
about $38,700
Length
32 to 44 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

Are there free LPN programs in Nebraska?

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

All 7 LPN programs in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridPrerequisite courses

    Practical Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; Licensure

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Southeast Community College, LincolnPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$43,100
    Price if you pay yourself$4,598

    24 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Practical Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; Licensure at Southeast Community College
    More 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    $43,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,598
    students trained with WIOA funding
    24
    Program website, Practical Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; Licensure at Southeast Community College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nursing - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX- PN) Licensure

    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs, IA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IAPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Nebraska; Nebraska approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$29,300
    Price if you pay yourself$10,148
    Program website, Practical Nursing - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX- PN) Licensure at Iowa Western Community College
    More details about Practical Nursing - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX- PN) Licensure at Iowa Western Community College
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    54%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,326
    Length
    44 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,777
    Students counted
    377
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,148
    Program website, Practical Nursing - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX- PN) Licensure at Iowa Western Community College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing (LPN) - Diploma

    Western Nebraska Community College

    Scottsbluff

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nebraska Community College, ScottsbluffPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,262

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing (LPN) - Diploma at Western Nebraska Community College
    More 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,262
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Nursing (LPN) - Diploma at Western Nebraska Community College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) Licensure

    Northeast Community College

    Norfolk

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Community College, NorfolkPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,248
    School website, Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) Licensure at Northeast Community College
    More details about Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) Licensure at Northeast Community College
    Finished
    11%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,725
    Length
    34 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,294
    Students counted
    202
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,248
    School website, Nursing (LPN) - Diploma; National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) Licensure at Northeast Community College

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Licensed Practical Nursing - Diploma

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North PlattePractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,060

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    More 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,060
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Practical Nursing Program - Certificate

    College of Saint Mary

    Omaha

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of Saint Mary, OmahaPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,800
    Price if you pay yourself$14,625
    More 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    $46,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,625

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personEducation and courses

    Nursing - Practical (LPNCE) - Licensure

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Metropolitan Community College, OmahaPractical nursing (LPN) · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$38,700
    Price if you pay yourself$5,998
    School website, Nursing - Practical (LPNCE) - Licensure at Metropolitan Community College
    More 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,998
    School website, Nursing - Practical (LPNCE) - Licensure at Metropolitan Community College

How to pay for LPN programs in Nebraska

WIOA funding can pay for LPN programs in Nebraska

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.78

GI Bill for LPN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

LPN or RN in Nebraska?

The programs Nebraska approved for workforce funding in each, side by side. The figures are the typical program's, as on the two pages.

LPNthis pageRN
Programs7 at 7 schools11 at 10 schools
Most cost, if you pay yourself$4,923 to $8,205$7,647 to $74,341
Length32 to 44 weeks64 to 112 weeks
Finished the program70%78%
Working 6 months later82%86%
Earned a year, estimatedabout $38,700about $65,600
Trained with WIOA fundingat least 33 peopleat least 35 people

LPN vs RN nationwide: what each job does, the license exams and how to get from one to the other

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024. Earnings are the second quarter after leaving the program, times four.

Quick facts: LPN programs in Nebraska

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
7th of 34
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
14 of 26
LPN programs here, against the typical state's 13
7 vs 13

State comparisons use the same figures as the LPN programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

LPN programs in Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk and other Nebraska cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Nebraska

How LPN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Nebraska

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 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).10 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 Nebraska offers.

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

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about LPN programs in Nebraska

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing: U.S. Members
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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