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LPN programs in Oregon

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

4 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and Oregon 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 Oregon, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much do LPN programs cost in Oregon?

$6,111 to $30,728

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

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 Oregon may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in Oregon?

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

LPN programs in Salem, Eugene, Portland and other Oregon cities

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All 4 LPN programs in Oregon approved for funding

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4 programs

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personEducation and courses

    Nursing - Practical Nursing Certificate of Completion

    Chemeketa Community College, Salem

    Education and courses

    Chemeketa Community College, Salem · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,111
    Program website, Nursing - Practical Nursing Certificate of Completion at Chemeketa Community College
    More details about Nursing - Practical Nursing Certificate of Completion at Chemeketa Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    33 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    39
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,111

  • Practical nursing (LPN)HybridPrerequisite courses

    Practical Nursing

    Lane Community College, Eugene

    Prerequisite courses

    Lane Community College, Eugene · Practical nursing (LPN) · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,955
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Lane Community College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Lane Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    33 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,955

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Practical Nursing

    Institute of Technology, Inc, Salem

    No diploma needed

    Institute of Technology, Inc, Salem · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$29,037
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Institute of Technology, Inc
    More details about Practical Nursing at Institute of Technology, Inc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    44 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,216
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $29,037

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Practical Nursing

    Sumner College, Portland

    No diploma needed

    Sumner College, Portland · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$30,728
    Program website, Practical Nursing at Sumner College
    More details about Practical Nursing at Sumner College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    50 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $30,728

How to pay for LPN programs in Oregon

Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Oregon

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 Oregon practical nursing program numbers come from

Which Oregon practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs Oregon 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 Oregon offers.

How Oregon 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 Oregon

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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