LPN programs in North Dakota
5 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and North Dakota 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 North Dakota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 5 programsHow much do LPN programs cost in North Dakota?
$7,842 to $14,542
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 5 programs with a price: $5,669 to $16,380
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 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 North Dakota may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
LPN programs in Dickinson, Wahpeton, Bismarck and other North Dakota cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.
All 5 LPN programs in North Dakota approved for funding
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5 programs
Practical Nurse
Dakota College at Bottineau, Bottineau
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$39,600Price if you pay yourself$5,669More details about Practical Nurse at Dakota College at Bottineau
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,905
- Length
- 32 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 137
- a year, estimated
- $39,600
- price
- $5,669
Licensed Practical Nursing
Lake Region State College, Devils Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,000Price if you pay yourself$8,136More details about Licensed Practical Nursing at Lake Region State College
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- 93%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,495
- Length
- 40 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 115
- a year, estimated
- $34,000
- price
- $8,136
Practical Nursing
Dickinson State University, Dickinson
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,100Price if you pay yourself$16,380More details about Practical Nursing at Dickinson State University
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,537
- Length
- 40 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 112
- a year, estimated
- $50,100
- price
- $16,380
Practical Nursing (LPN)
ND State College of Science, Wahpeton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,200Price if you pay yourself$14,542More details about Practical Nursing (LPN) at ND State College of Science
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,055
- Length
- 80 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 109
- a year, estimated
- $28,200
- price
- $14,542
Nursing - Practical Nurse (PN)
Bismarck State College, Bismarck
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,842More details about Nursing - Practical Nurse (PN) at Bismarck State College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,842
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for LPN programs in North Dakota
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in North Dakota
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 North Dakota practical nursing program numbers come from
Which North Dakota practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs North Dakota 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 North Dakota offers.
How North Dakota 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 North Dakota
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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