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LPN / LVN programs in Illinois on the federal training list, by published cost
46 programs in Illinois’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for LPN / LVN (29-2061). Published costs run from $0 to $15; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | Certified Nurse Assistant (BNA) APPRENTICESHIP | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $1 | CNA & Advanced CNA Registered Apprenticeship Program | OAI Inc | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $1 | Certified Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 46 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1 | LPN w/ 1 NCLEX Exam | Verve College | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1 | Anatomy and Physiology Preparation Course | Verve College | 70 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $6 | Nursing (AAS) | McHenry County College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 34 | — | 79% | $12,797 |
| 7 | $6 | Practical Nursing | Americare Technical School | 84 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $8 | Practical Nursing (PN) (CAC)-NU060 | Joliet Junior College | 78 wk · 40 hrs | 79 | — | 96% | $18,386 |
| 9 | $10 | Scott School of Careers Practical Nursing Program | Scott School of Careers | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $10 | Practical Nursing Program | Scott School of Careers | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $10 | Practical Nursing | Rockford Career College | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $11 | Practical Nursing | Sauk Valley Community College | 37 wk · 40 hrs | 31 | — | 91% | $8,646 |
| 13 | $11 | Licensed Practical Nurse | Illinois Central College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 60 | 32% | 92% | $13,606 |
| 14 | $11 | Practical Nursing Certificate | Carl Sandburg College | 42 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $11 | Nursing Practical Advanced Certificate | Kankakee Community College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | 15 | — | 86% | $7,512 |
| 16 | $11 | Practical Nursing | Heartland Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $11 | Practical Nursing | Illinois Valley Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $11 | Nursing AAS | Moraine Valley Community College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $11 | Practical Nursing Program (LPN) | Illinois College of Nursing | 58 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $12 | Practical Nursing (240) | Malcolm X College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $12 | Practical Nurse Certificate (PCN 206) | Lincoln Land Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $13 | Practical Nursing Exit Out | Rend Lake College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $15 | Practical Nursing Program (PN) | CALC Institute of Technology | 65 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $15 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Olivet Nazarene University | 120 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $15 | Licensed Practical Nursing | Spoon River College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $15 | Practical Nursing | John A. Logan Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $15 | Practical Nursing - Certificate | Kaskaskia College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $15 | Licensed Practical Nursing | Parkland College | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | — | 63% | $12,106 |
| 29 | $15 | Licensed Practical Nurse Training | First Step to Excellence Health Care | 57 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $15 | Level 1 Nursing Certificate | Danville Area Community College | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $15 | Associate Degree Of Nursing | Danville Area Community College | 125 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $15 | Practical Nursing | Richland Community College | 44 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $15 | Practical Nursing Program | Southwestern Illinois College WYounge HEC | 52 wk · 40 hrs | 84 | 6% | 81% | $8,571 |
| 34 | $15 | Practical Nursing Diploma Training Program | New Lake College | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $15 | Practical Nursing | Southeastern Illinois College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 17 | — | 77% | $7,687 |
| 36 | $15 | LPN-RN ADN Nursing Program | CAAN Academy of Nursing | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $15 | Practical Nursing | CAAN Academy of Nursing | 59 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $15 | Practical Nursing | Lake Land College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 33 | 18% | 96% | $14,430 |
| 39 | $15 | Practical Nurse | Black Hawk College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $15 | Practical Nursing Certificate (LPN) | Harper College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $15 | JWCC Practical Nursing Certificate | John Wood Community College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $15 | Licensed Practical Nurse | Career Center of Southern Il (Beck) | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $15 | Practical Nursing Certificate | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges/LTC | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $15 | Nursing - Associate Degree (RN) | South Suburban College | 120 wk · 40 hrs | 24 | — | 83% | $14,104 |
| 45 | $15 | Practical Nursing | Shawnee Community College | 52 wk · 40 hrs | 26 | — | 59% | $7,789 |
| 46 | $15 | Practical Nursing Program (51:1613) | North Shore College | 42 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,236 programs for Illinois in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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