LPN programs in Houston
13 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
12 schools offer these practical nursing programs with classes in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands area, and every one is approved 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 Houston, 2 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 13 programsAll 80 LPN programs in Texas, including online programs
How much do LPN programs cost in Houston?
$4,014 to $23,140
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 13 programs with a price: $3,093 to $30,000
- Finished the program
- 66%
- Working 6 months later
- 81%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $45,500
- 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 Houston may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
All 13 LPN programs in Houston approved for funding
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Vocational Nursing Program (LVN) Certificate of Technology
San Jacinto College District, Pasadena
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,500Price if you pay yourself$3,510School website, Vocational Nursing Program (LVN) Certificate of Technology at San Jacinto College DistrictMore details about Vocational Nursing Program (LVN) Certificate of Technology at San Jacinto College District
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,363
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,552
- Students counted
- 203
- a year, estimated
- $45,500
- price
- $3,510
Vocational Nursing Certificate
Alvin Community College, Alvin
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$40,900Price if you pay yourself$4,014Program website, Vocational Nursing Certificate at Alvin Community CollegeMore details about Vocational Nursing Certificate at Alvin Community College
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,231
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $2,469
- Students counted
- 200
- a year, estimated
- $40,900
- price
- $4,014
Vocational Nursing (Evening Program)
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc, Houston
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$56,300Price if you pay yourself$28,500Program website, Vocational Nursing (Evening Program) at The Vocational Nursing Institute IncMore details about Vocational Nursing (Evening Program) at The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 42%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,069
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $195
- Students counted
- 158
- a year, estimated
- $56,300
- price
- $28,500
Vocational Nursing Certificate
Kingwood College (Lone Star College System), Kingwood
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,600Price if you pay yourself$4,932Program website, Vocational Nursing Certificate at Kingwood College (Lone Star College System)More details about Vocational Nursing Certificate at Kingwood College (Lone Star College System)
- Finished
- 41%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,400
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $5,200
- Students counted
- 146
- a year, estimated
- $45,600
- price
- $4,932
Vocational Nursing
The College of Health Care Professions, Houston
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$47,600Price if you pay yourself$30,000Program website, Vocational Nursing at The College of Health Care ProfessionsMore details about Vocational Nursing at The College of Health Care Professions
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,897
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 128
- a year, estimated
- $47,600
- price
- $30,000
Vocational Nursing
Bell Tech Career Institute Inc, Houston
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,100Price if you pay yourself$17,390Program website, Vocational Nursing at Bell Tech Career Institute IncMore details about Vocational Nursing at Bell Tech Career Institute Inc
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,271
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $4,710
- Students counted
- 114
- a year, estimated
- $37,100
- price
- $17,390
Certificate in Vocational Nursing VN1
Lee College, Baytown
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$43,400Price if you pay yourself$3,093Program website, Certificate in Vocational Nursing VN1 at Lee CollegeMore details about Certificate in Vocational Nursing VN1 at Lee College
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,842
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $2,247
- Students counted
- 109
- a year, estimated
- $43,400
- price
- $3,093
Vocational Nursing Certificate
Montgomery College Lone Star College System, Conroe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$46,700Price if you pay yourself$4,932Program website, Vocational Nursing Certificate at Montgomery College Lone Star College SystemMore details about Vocational Nursing Certificate at Montgomery College Lone Star College System
- Finished
- 64%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,668
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $5,200
- Students counted
- 93
- a year, estimated
- $46,700
- price
- $4,932
Licensed Vocational Nursing
Brazosport College, Lake Jackson
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,900Price if you pay yourself$4,409Program website, Licensed Vocational Nursing at Brazosport CollegeMore details about Licensed Vocational Nursing at Brazosport College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,228
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,780
- Students counted
- 47
- a year, estimated
- $36,900
- price
- $4,409
Vocational Nursing Program
Edwin's Healthcare Institute, Stafford
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$49,400Price if you pay yourself$12,400Program website, Vocational Nursing Program at Edwin's Healthcare InstituteMore details about Vocational Nursing Program at Edwin's Healthcare Institute
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,338
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $7,600
- Students counted
- 44
- a year, estimated
- $49,400
- price
- $12,400
Vocational Nursing (Day Program)
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc, Houston
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$40,600Price if you pay yourself$25,500Program website, Vocational Nursing (Day Program) at The Vocational Nursing Institute IncMore details about Vocational Nursing (Day Program) at The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
- Finished
- 56%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,159
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $195
- Students counted
- 36
- a year, estimated
- $40,600
- price
- $25,500
Licensed (Vocational) Practical Nurse
Houston Community College District, Houston
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,400Program website, Licensed (Vocational) Practical Nurse at Houston Community College DistrictMore details about Licensed (Vocational) Practical Nurse at Houston Community College District
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $5,368
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,400
Vocational Nursing Program 4-Quarter Option
Galen Health Institutes Inc. Dba Galen College Of Nursing (Houston), Houston
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$23,140More details about Vocational Nursing Program 4-Quarter Option at Galen Health Institutes Inc. Dba Galen College Of Nursing (Houston)
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $23,140
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How to pay for LPN programs in Houston
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Houston
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 Houston practical nursing program numbers come from
Which Houston practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs with classes in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Texas page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Houston 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 Houston
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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