RN programs in Delaware

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

4 schools offer these RN programs, and Delaware 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 Delaware, all 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do RN programs cost in Delaware?

Two-year degrees (3 programs): $15,350all 3 with a price
Other RN programs (2 programs): $1,195all 2 with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it.

In the typical program

Finished the program: 100%
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Delaware may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Delaware?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 114 people at 3 of the 5 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Two-year degrees here cost $15,350.Other RN programs here cost $1,195.

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

RN programs in Philadelphia, Seaford, Dover and other Delaware cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 RN programs in Delaware approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

RN associate degree (ADN)In personNo diploma needed
Nursing - RN
Delaware Technical Community College- Stanton - Credit
Newark
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Stanton - Credit, Newark · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$37,600
Price if you pay yourself$15,350
61 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nursing - RN at Delaware Technical Community College- Stanton - Credit
More details about Nursing - RN at Delaware Technical Community College- Stanton - Credit
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
76%
Earned in a quarter
$9,396
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$4,000
Students counted
749
a year, estimated
$37,600
price
$15,350
trained with WIOA funding
61
RN associate degree (ADN)In personNo diploma needed
Associate Degree Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
Georgetown
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit, Georgetown · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,350
9 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Associate Degree Nursing at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
More details about Associate Degree Nursing at Delaware Technical Community College- Owens - Credit
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$4,000
Students counted
529
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$15,350
trained with WIOA funding
9
RN associate degree (ADN)In personNo diploma needed
AA Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
Dover
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit, Dover · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$58,000
Price if you pay yourself$15,350
44 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, AA Nursing at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
More details about AA Nursing at Delaware Technical Community College- Terry - Credit
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
75%
Earned in a quarter
$14,500
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$4,000
Students counted
471
a year, estimated
$58,000
price
$15,350
trained with WIOA funding
44
RN refresher courseHybridNo diploma needed
RN Refresher Theory
Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit
Wilmington
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit, Wilmington · RN refresher course · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,195
Program website, RN Refresher Theory at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit
More details about RN Refresher Theory at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit
Finished
97%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$289
Students counted
41
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,195
RN refresher courseIn personNo diploma needed
RN Refresher Clinical
Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit
Wilmington
No diploma needed
Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit, Wilmington · RN refresher course · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,195
Program website, RN Refresher Clinical at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit
More details about RN Refresher Clinical at Delaware Technical Community College- Wilmington - Non-Credit
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
31
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,195

How to pay for RN programs in Delaware

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Delaware

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 Delaware

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 19th of 37
RN programs here, against the typical state's 13: 5 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 Delaware RN program numbers come from

Which Delaware RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Delaware 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 Delaware offers.

How Delaware 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.

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