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LPN programs in New Jersey

10 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

10 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 2 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

How much do LPN programs cost in New Jersey?

$6,763 to $13,000

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 10 programs with a price: $1,577 to $14,891

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in New Jersey may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in New Jersey?

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

LPN programs in New York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and other New Jersey cities

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All 10 LPN programs in New Jersey approved for funding

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10 programs

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

    Practical Nursing

    Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division, Cape May Court House

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division, Cape May Court House · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,700
    Price if you pay yourself$6,763
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division
    More details about Practical Nursing at Cape May County Technical School AdultPost Secondary Day Division
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,433
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,500
    Students counted
    65
    a year, estimated
    $45,700
    price
    $6,763

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

    Nursing Licensed Practical Nurse

    Atlantic County Institute of Technology Adult Day Programs, Mays Landing

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Atlantic County Institute of Technology Adult Day Programs, Mays Landing · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$60,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,577
    Program website, Nursing Licensed Practical Nurse at Atlantic County Institute of Technology Adult Day Programs
    More details about Nursing Licensed Practical Nurse at Atlantic County Institute of Technology Adult Day Programs
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,048
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $757
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    $60,200
    price
    $1,577

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

    LPN Practical Nurse Day Evening

    Passaic County Vocational SchoolAdult Division, Passaic

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Passaic County Vocational SchoolAdult Division, Passaic · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$49,700
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000
    Program website, LPN Practical Nurse Day Evening at Passaic County Vocational SchoolAdult Division
    More details about LPN Practical Nurse Day Evening at Passaic County Vocational SchoolAdult Division
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,418
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $15
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $49,700
    price
    $7,000

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

    Practical Nursing

    Lincoln Technical Institute Iselin PCS, Iselin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lincoln Technical Institute Iselin PCS, Iselin · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,763
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Lincoln Technical Institute Iselin PCS
    More details about Practical Nursing at Lincoln Technical Institute Iselin PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,763

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Practical Nursing

    Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCS, Paramus

    No diploma needed

    Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCS, Paramus · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,763
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCS
    More details about Practical Nursing at Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,763

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

    Practical Nursing

    Lincoln Technical Institute Moorestown PCS, Moorestown

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lincoln Technical Institute Moorestown PCS, Moorestown · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,763
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Lincoln Technical Institute Moorestown PCS
    More details about Practical Nursing at Lincoln Technical Institute Moorestown PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,763

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

    Licensed Practical Nursing

    Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River, Toms River

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River, Toms River · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,000
    Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing at Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River
    More details about Licensed Practical Nursing at Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,000

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

    Licensed Practical Nursing

    Warren County Technical School, Washington

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Warren County Technical School, Washington · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,000
    Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing at Warren County Technical School
    More details about Licensed Practical Nursing at Warren County Technical School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,000

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Licensed Practical Nursing

    Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening Education, Neptune

    No diploma needed

    Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening Education, Neptune · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,000
    Program website, Licensed Practical Nursing at Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening Education
    More details about Licensed Practical Nursing at Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,000

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

    Licensed Practical Nurse

    Universal Training Institute Inc. PCS, Perth Amboy

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Universal Training Institute Inc. PCS, Perth Amboy · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,891
    Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse at Universal Training Institute Inc. PCS
    More details about Licensed Practical Nurse at Universal Training Institute Inc. PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $448
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,891

How to pay for LPN programs in New Jersey

Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in New Jersey

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 New Jersey practical nursing program numbers come from

Which New Jersey practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.

How New Jersey 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.

How reliable are the New Jersey figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about LPN programs in New Jersey

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns