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RN programs in Nevada

5 RN (registered nurse) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these RN programs, and Nevada has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 3 of these 5 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

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 The exam is the NCLEX-RN from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, which the nursing boards of every state, DC and four US territories use in deciding who gets a license.2

In Nevada, 2 of the 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 5 programs here are RN associate degree (ADN, 3 programs) and RN bachelor's degree (BSN, 2 programs).

See the 5 programs

How much do RN programs cost in Nevada?

Two-year degrees (3 programs)
$16,500 to $63,426all 3 with a price
Bachelor's degrees (2 programs)
$8,995 to $38,580all 2 with a price

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

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Nevada's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
52 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 Nevada may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Nevada?

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

All 5 RN programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

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

    Registered Nursing

    Carrington College/Reno

    Reno

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Carrington College/Reno, RenoRN associate degree (ADN) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$63,426

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Registered Nursing at Carrington College/Reno
    More details about Registered Nursing at Carrington College/Reno
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    96 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    546
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $63,426
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Registered Nursing at Carrington College/Reno

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personPrerequisite courses

    Nursing - AAS

    Great Basin College

    Elko

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Great Basin College, ElkoRN associate degree (ADN) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$76,900
    Price if you pay yourself$16,500

    29 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Nursing - AAS at Great Basin College
    More details about Nursing - AAS at Great Basin College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $19,214
    Length
    64 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,300
    Students counted
    55
    Earned a year, estimated
    $76,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    29
    School website, Nursing - AAS at Great Basin College

  • RN bachelor's degree (BSN)HybridEducation and courses

    BSN - Bachelor Science Nursing Nightingale College, UT

    Reciprocal Agreements

    Las Vegas

    Education and courses

    Reciprocal Agreements, Las VegasRN bachelor's degree (BSN)Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,995
    School website, BSN - Bachelor Science Nursing Nightingale College, UT at Reciprocal Agreements
    More details about BSN - Bachelor Science Nursing Nightingale College, UT at Reciprocal Agreements
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,995
    School website, BSN - Bachelor Science Nursing Nightingale College, UT at Reciprocal Agreements

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

    Nursing AAS - Mohave Community College

    Reciprocal Agreements

    Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Reciprocal Agreements, Las VegasRN associate degree (ADN)In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$36,217
    School website, Nursing AAS - Mohave Community College at Reciprocal Agreements
    More details about Nursing AAS - Mohave Community College at Reciprocal Agreements
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $36,217
    School website, Nursing AAS - Mohave Community College at Reciprocal Agreements

  • RN bachelor's degree (BSN)HybridEducation and courses

    Bachelor of Science, Nursing - WGU

    Reciprocal Agreements

    Las Vegas

    Education and courses

    Reciprocal Agreements, Las VegasRN bachelor's degree (BSN)Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$38,580
    School website, Bachelor of Science, Nursing - WGU at Reciprocal Agreements
    More details about Bachelor of Science, Nursing - WGU at Reciprocal Agreements
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $38,580
    School website, Bachelor of Science, Nursing - WGU at Reciprocal Agreements

How to pay for RN programs in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Nevada

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.78

GI Bill for RN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

LPN or RN in Nevada?

The programs Nevada approved for workforce funding in each, side by side. The figures are the typical program's, as on the two pages.

LPNRNthis page
Programs1 at 1 school5 at 3 schools
Most cost, if you pay yourself$32,583$16,500 to $38,580
Length52 weeks52 to 64 weeks
Finished the programNot reportedNot enough data
Working 6 months laterNot reportedLeft out
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedNot enough data
Trained with WIOA fundingNot reportedat least 33 people

LPN vs RN nationwide: what each job does, the license exams and how to get from one to the other

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024. Earnings are the second quarter after leaving the program, times four.

Quick facts: RN programs in Nevada

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
38th of 39
RN programs here, against the typical state's 17
5 vs 17

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).

RN programs in Las Vegas, Reno, Elko and other Nevada cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Nevada

How RN programs compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Nevada

Where the Nevada RN program numbers come from

Which Nevada RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Nevada 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).10 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 Nevada offers.

How the prices and results of Nevada RN programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about RN programs in Nevada

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
  2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing: U.S. Members
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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