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RN programs in Alabama

13 RN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

12 schools offer these RN programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.1 In Alabama, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do RN programs cost in Alabama?

$10,824 to $13,971 is what most RN programs in Alabama cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 13 programs with a price. All of them: $5,022 to $17,490

In the typical program

Finished the program
64%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $49,700
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 Alabama may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Alabama?

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

RN programs in Dothan, Huntsville, Cullman and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 more programs are in 4 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 13 RN programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

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13 programs

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personEducation and courses

    Associate Degree Nursing

    George C. Wallace Community College

    Dothan

    Education and courses

    George C. Wallace Community College, Dothan · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$49,700
    Price if you pay yourself$11,680

    119 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Associate Degree Nursing at George C. Wallace Community College
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing at George C. Wallace Community College
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,431
    Length
    70 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,300
    Students counted
    952
    a year, estimated
    $49,700
    price
    $11,680
    trained with WIOA funding
    119

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing/ADN Degree Program

    Calhoun Community College

    Decatur

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Calhoun Community College, Decatur · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,300
    Price if you pay yourself$16,887

    40 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing/ADN Degree Program at Calhoun Community College
    More details about Nursing/ADN Degree Program at Calhoun Community College
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,083
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,870
    Students counted
    881
    a year, estimated
    $44,300
    price
    $16,887
    trained with WIOA funding
    40

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personPrerequisite courses

    Associate Degree Nursing

    Wallace State Community College

    Hanceville

    Prerequisite courses

    Wallace State Community College, Hanceville · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$48,700
    Price if you pay yourself$10,988

    77 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Associate Degree Nursing at Wallace State Community College
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing at Wallace State Community College
    Finished
    72%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,178
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $7,450
    Students counted
    686
    a year, estimated
    $48,700
    price
    $10,988
    trained with WIOA funding
    77

  • RN associate degree (ADN)HybridEducation and courses

    Registered Nursing AAS

    Gadsden State Community College

    Gadsden

    Education and courses

    Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden · RN associate degree (ADN) · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$49,700
    Price if you pay yourself$14,649

    114 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Registered Nursing AAS at Gadsden State Community College
    More details about Registered Nursing AAS at Gadsden State Community College
    Finished
    53%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,421
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,640
    Students counted
    407
    a year, estimated
    $49,700
    price
    $14,649
    trained with WIOA funding
    114

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate Degree Nursing (RN)- AAS

    Drake State Technical College

    Huntsville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Drake State Technical College, Huntsville · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,600
    Price if you pay yourself$11,628

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Associate Degree Nursing (RN)- AAS at Drake State Technical College
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing (RN)- AAS at Drake State Technical College
    Finished
    52%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,654
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $8,300
    Students counted
    374
    a year, estimated
    $46,600
    price
    $11,628
    trained with WIOA funding
    11

  • LPN to RN bridge (associate degree)In personEducation and courses

    Associate Degree Nursing**LPN to RN Mobility

    George C. Wallace Community College

    Dothan

    Education and courses

    George C. Wallace Community College, Dothan · LPN to RN bridge (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$64,700
    Price if you pay yourself$9,120

    39 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Associate Degree Nursing**LPN to RN Mobility at George C. Wallace Community College
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing**LPN to RN Mobility at George C. Wallace Community College
    Finished
    55%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,179
    Length
    55 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,287
    Students counted
    347
    a year, estimated
    $64,700
    price
    $9,120
    trained with WIOA funding
    39

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate Degree Nursing - Track 1

    LBW

    Andalusia

    High school diploma or equivalent

    LBW, Andalusia · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$54,900
    Price if you pay yourself$13,971

    25 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Associate Degree Nursing - Track 1 at LBW
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing - Track 1 at LBW
    Finished
    54%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,718
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,256
    Students counted
    213
    a year, estimated
    $54,900
    price
    $13,971
    trained with WIOA funding
    25

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personEducation and courses

    Nursing, Associate of Science

    Troy University

    Troy

    Education and courses

    Troy University, Troy · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$42,800
    Price if you pay yourself$17,490

    116 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing, Associate of Science at Troy University
    More details about Nursing, Associate of Science at Troy University
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,689
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,775
    Students counted
    194
    a year, estimated
    $42,800
    price
    $17,490
    trained with WIOA funding
    116

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing (ADN)

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College

    Phenix City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College, Phenix City · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$68,600
    Price if you pay yourself$10,824

    53 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Nursing (ADN) at Chattahoochee Valley State Community College
    More details about Nursing (ADN) at Chattahoochee Valley State Community College
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,143
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $5,035
    Students counted
    182
    a year, estimated
    $68,600
    price
    $10,824
    trained with WIOA funding
    53

  • RN associate degree (ADN)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate Degree Nursing

    Wallace Community College

    Selma

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wallace Community College, Selma · RN associate degree (ADN) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$49,800
    Price if you pay yourself$13,566

    72 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Associate Degree Nursing at Wallace Community College
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing at Wallace Community College
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,456
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,850
    Students counted
    182
    a year, estimated
    $49,800
    price
    $13,566
    trained with WIOA funding
    72

  • LPN to RN bridge (associate degree)In personEducation and courses

    AAS - Rn Mob

    Coastal Alabama Community College

    Bay Minette

    Education and courses

    Coastal Alabama Community College, Bay Minette · LPN to RN bridge (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$58,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,022

    32 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, AAS - Rn Mob at Coastal Alabama Community College
    More details about AAS - Rn Mob at Coastal Alabama Community College
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,695
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $8,748
    Students counted
    67
    a year, estimated
    $58,800
    price
    $5,022
    trained with WIOA funding
    32

  • LPN to RN bridge (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    LPN to RN Mobility Program

    Central Alabama Community College

    Alexander City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City · LPN to RN bridge (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,338
    School website, LPN to RN Mobility Program at Central Alabama Community College
    More details about LPN to RN Mobility Program at Central Alabama Community College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,493
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,338

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personEducation and courses

    Associate Degree of Nursing

    Meridian Community College

    Meridian, MS

    Education and courses

    Meridian Community College, Meridian, MS · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Education and courses

    Classes are outside Alabama; Alabama approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,722
    Program website, Associate Degree of Nursing at Meridian Community College
    More details about Associate Degree of Nursing at Meridian Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,407
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,722

How to pay for RN programs in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Alabama

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under 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.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

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).5

Financial aid and grants for RN 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.67

GI Bill for RN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: RN programs in Alabama

programs with a price cost under $10,000
3 of 13
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
11th of 37
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
5 of 29
RN programs here, against the typical state's 13
13 vs 13

State comparisons use the same figures as the RN programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Alabama RN program numbers come from

Which Alabama RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alabama offers.

How Alabama RN program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. 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 RN 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 Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Alabama

Sources for the facts about RN programs in Alabama

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns