RN programs in Kentucky
30 RN programs with results and funding that can make them free
30 schools offer these RN programs, and Kentucky has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Kentucky files no usable prices.
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 Kentucky, all 30 programs take students without a high school diploma.
See the 30 programsHow much do RN programs cost in Kentucky?
Not reported
Kentucky files no usable prices, so none can be shown.
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 50%
- Working 6 months later
- 66%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,000
- 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 Kentucky may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made
RN programs in Cincinnati, Louisville, Corbin and other Kentucky cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 10 more programs are in 10 other areas, 6 in smaller cities and towns.
All 30 RN programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding
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30 programs
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Galen College of Nursing
Cincinnati, OH
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$60,300Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Galen College of Nursing
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 66%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,067
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 10,605
- a year, estimated
- $60,300
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
University of Louisville
Louisville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,000Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of LouisvilleMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of Louisville
- Finished
- 43%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,738
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 4,098
- a year, estimated
- $27,000
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$55,800Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Northern Kentucky UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Northern Kentucky University
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- 54%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,943
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 3,675
- a year, estimated
- $55,800
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Murray State University
Murray
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,400Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Murray State UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Murray State University
- Finished
- 36%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,604
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 1,735
- a year, estimated
- $26,400
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
JCTC
Louisville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$35,600Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at JCTCMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at JCTC
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,890
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 1,152
- a year, estimated
- $35,600
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Spalding University
Louisville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,600Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Spalding UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Spalding University
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 57%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,140
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 859
- a year, estimated
- $20,600
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,400Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Madisonville Community CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Madisonville Community College
- Finished
- 34%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,856
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 845
- a year, estimated
- $27,400
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Gateway Community and Technical College
Fort Wright
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,100Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Gateway Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Gateway Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,787
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 840
- a year, estimated
- $27,100
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Morehead State University
Morehead
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$24,300Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Morehead State UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Morehead State University
- Finished
- 43%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,076
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 705
- a year, estimated
- $24,300
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$16,600Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Lindsey Wilson College
- Finished
- 15%
- Working at 6 months
- 63%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,139
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 609
- a year, estimated
- $16,600
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$23,500Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hopkinsville Community CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hopkinsville Community College
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- 35%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,879
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 499
- a year, estimated
- $23,500
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$56,000Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of the CumberlandsMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of the Cumberlands
- Finished
- 58%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,996
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 487
- a year, estimated
- $56,000
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Southeast KY Community and Technical College
Harlan
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$9,700Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedSchool website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southeast KY Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southeast KY Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 59%
- Earned in a quarter
- $2,418
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 487
- a year, estimated
- $9,700
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$38,700Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,678
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 475
- a year, estimated
- $38,700
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
University of Pikeville
Pikeville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$6,300Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of PikevilleMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of Pikeville
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 59%
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,564
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 466
- a year, estimated
- $6,300
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Henderson Community College
Henderson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,900Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Henderson Community CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Henderson Community College
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- 52%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,474
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 423
- a year, estimated
- $25,900
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$21,600Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Owensboro Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 39%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,400
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 410
- a year, estimated
- $21,600
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Maysville CTC
Maysville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,000Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Maysville CTCMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Maysville CTC
- Finished
- 56%
- Working at 6 months
- 66%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,988
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 363
- a year, estimated
- $20,000
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Union College
Barbourville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$10,600Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Union CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Union College
- Finished
- 19%
- Working at 6 months
- 59%
- Earned in a quarter
- $2,639
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 350
- a year, estimated
- $10,600
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$51,400Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Eastern Kentucky UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Eastern Kentucky University
- Finished
- 34%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,840
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 343
- a year, estimated
- $51,400
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$74,500Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Shawnee State UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Shawnee State University
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 45%
- Earned in a quarter
- $18,613
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 243
- a year, estimated
- $74,500
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
American National University
Pikeville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$56,900Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at American National UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at American National University
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,223
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 20
- a year, estimated
- $56,900
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$62,200Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Campbellsville UniversityMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Campbellsville University
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,561
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 19
- a year, estimated
- $62,200
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Hondros College of Nursing
New Albany, OH
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hondros College of NursingMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hondros College of Nursing
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Southern WV Community and Technical College
Mt. Gay, WV
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southern WV Community and Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at University of Southern Indiana
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Good Samaritan College and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Good Samaritan College and Health Science
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
ATA College
Louisville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at ATA CollegeMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at ATA College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
ITT Technical Institute
Lexington
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at ITT Technical Institute
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Lincoln Memorial University
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for RN programs in Kentucky
WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Kentucky
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 Kentucky
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 1 of 29
- RN programs here, against the typical state's 13
- 30 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 Kentucky RN program numbers come from
Which Kentucky RN programs are on this list?
These are the RN programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.
How Kentucky 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.
Other training in Kentucky
- CDL training34 programs
- CNA classes20 programs
- Medical assistant training22 programs
- Phlebotomy training16 programs
- Welding classes26 programs
- HVAC training26 programs
- Medical billing and coding training18 programs
- LPN programs25 programs
- EMT classes15 programs
- Electrician training16 programs
- Dental assistant programs15 programs
- Auto mechanic classes6 programs
- Pharmacy technician training10 programs
- Plumbing school5 programs
- CNC machinist training5 programs
- Carpentry classes11 programs
- Heavy equipment operator training6 programs
- Diesel mechanic training9 programs
- Cybersecurity training1 program
- IT training12 programs
- Project management certification3 programs
Sources for the facts about RN programs in Kentucky
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- 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
- 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