LPN programs in Wisconsin
9 LPN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
8 schools offer these practical nursing programs, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 9 programsHow much do LPN programs cost in Wisconsin?
$4,576 to $6,602
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 9 programs with a price: $4,259 to $21,560
- Finished the program
- 60%
- Working 6 months later
- 81%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $30,600
- Length
- 44 to 64 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 Wisconsin may also offer LPN programs. How these figures are made
LPN programs in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire and other Wisconsin cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area.
All 9 LPN programs in Wisconsin approved for funding
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Practical Nursing
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,700Price if you pay yourself$4,576Program website, Practical Nursing at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 35%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,669
- Length
- 64 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,505
- Students counted
- 2,513
- a year, estimated
- $30,700
- price
- $4,576
Practical Nursing
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,500Price if you pay yourself$4,259Program website, Practical Nursing at Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- 74%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,632
- Length
- 64 weeks, 14 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,900
- Students counted
- 1,376
- a year, estimated
- $30,500
- price
- $4,259
Licensed Practical Nurse
Herzing University, Menomonee Falls
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,300Price if you pay yourself$18,130Program website, Licensed Practical Nurse at Herzing UniversityMore details about Licensed Practical Nurse at Herzing University
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 43%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,824
- Length
- 48 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,320
- Students counted
- 876
- a year, estimated
- $23,300
- price
- $18,130
Practical Nursing
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,400Price if you pay yourself$6,602Program website, Practical Nursing at Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing at Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,842
- Length
- 32 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,069
- Students counted
- 743
- a year, estimated
- $23,400
- price
- $6,602
Practical Nursing
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,700Price if you pay yourself$5,335Program website, Practical Nursing at Fox Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing at Fox Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,923
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,389
- Students counted
- 594
- a year, estimated
- $27,700
- price
- $5,335
Practical Nursing
Gateway Technical College, Kenosha
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,400Price if you pay yourself$5,653Program website, Practical Nursing at Gateway Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing at Gateway Technical College
- Finished
- 69%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,353
- Length
- 30 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 476
- a year, estimated
- $33,400
- price
- $5,653
Practical Nursing - Diploma
Rasmussen University, Bloomington, MN
High school diploma or equivalent
Classes are outside Wisconsin; Wisconsin approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$44,600Price if you pay yourself$21,560Program website, Practical Nursing - Diploma at Rasmussen UniversityMore details about Practical Nursing - Diploma at Rasmussen University
- Finished
- 42%
- Working at 6 months
- 29%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,142
- Length
- 66 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 281
- a year, estimated
- $44,600
- price
- $21,560
Practical Nursing
Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$36,000Price if you pay yourself$6,108Program website, Practical Nursing at Lakeshore Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing at Lakeshore Technical College
- Finished
- 39%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,003
- Length
- 75 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,079
- Students counted
- 178
- a year, estimated
- $36,000
- price
- $6,108
Practical Nursing Bridge from Medical Assistant
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,259Program website, Practical Nursing Bridge from Medical Assistant at Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Practical Nursing Bridge from Medical Assistant at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,425
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,259
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How to pay for LPN programs in Wisconsin
Workforce funding can pay for LPN programs in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin practical nursing program numbers come from
Which Wisconsin practical nursing programs are on this list?
These are the practical nursing programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.
How Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
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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