RN programs in Idaho

1 RN program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this RN program, and Idaho has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Idaho, the one program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much do RN programs cost in Idaho?

$62,156

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 54%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 128 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 Idaho may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Idaho?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the 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.⁴
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. The one program with a price costs $62,156.

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

The one RN program in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

1 program

RN bachelor's degree (BSN)In personPrerequisite courses
Nursing BSN
Lewis Clark State College
Lewiston
Prerequisite courses
Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston · RN bachelor's degree (BSN) · In person · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$62,156
Program website, Nursing BSN at Lewis Clark State College
More details about Nursing BSN at Lewis Clark State College
Finished
54%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
128 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$21,700
Students counted
1,689
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$62,156

How to pay for RN programs in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Idaho

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

Where the Idaho RN program numbers come from

Which Idaho RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho RN programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

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