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LPN programs in Puerto Rico

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

1 school offers these practical nursing programs, and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much do LPN programs cost in Puerto Rico?

$10,598 to $12,327

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, 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 Puerto Rico may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free LPN programs in Puerto Rico?

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

LPN programs in San Juan, Guayama, Ponce and other Puerto Rico cities

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All 4 LPN programs in Puerto Rico approved for funding

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4 programs

  • Practical nursing (LPN)Several formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG)

    NUC University, Guayama

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Guayama · Practical nursing (LPN) · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$11,900
    Price if you pay yourself$12,327
    Program website, Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    More details about Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,980
    Length
    48 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,108
    Students counted
    55
    a year, estimated
    $11,900
    price
    $12,327

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG)

    NUC University, Yauco

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Yauco · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$11,600
    Price if you pay yourself$10,598
    Program website, Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    More details about Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,900
    Length
    48 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $45
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $11,600
    price
    $10,598

  • Practical nursing (LPN)In personNo diploma needed

    Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG)

    NUC University, Fajardo

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Fajardo · Practical nursing (LPN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$14,000
    Price if you pay yourself$10,598
    Program website, Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    More details about Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,500
    Length
    48 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $45
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $14,000
    price
    $10,598

  • Practical nursing (LPN)Several formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG)

    NUC University, Carolina

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Carolina · Practical nursing (LPN) · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,327
    Program website, Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    More details about Enfermería Práctica con Electrocardiografía (EKG) at NUC University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,108
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,327

How to pay for LPN programs in Puerto Rico

Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico practical nursing program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico practical nursing programs are on this list?

These are the practical nursing programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about LPN programs in Puerto Rico

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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