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Registered-nurse (RN) programs in Illinois on the federal training list, by published cost
85 programs in Illinois’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Registered nurse (RN) (29-1141). Published costs run from $3 to $62,963; 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 | $3 | LPN to ADN Transition | Lincoln Land Community College | 36 wk · 40 hrs | 17 | — | 81% | $13,990 |
| 2 | $4 | B.S. for Nursing | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 128 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $4 | Accelerated Nursing | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $4 | Accelerated RN to BS Nursing | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 54 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $4 | BSN Completion Bridge Program w/JJC and MVCC | University of St. Francis | 78 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $4 | Professional Nursing AAS Degree | Rasmussen College | 90 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $6 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | 128 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $6 | Associate Degree in Nursing | Instituto Del Progreso Latino | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $6 | Nursing (AAS) | McHenry County College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 34 | — | 79% | $12,797 |
| 10 | $6 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Lakeview College of Nursing | 208 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $6 | Nursing (Master of Science) | University of St. Francis | 192 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $6 | BSN Completion Program (online) | University of St. Francis | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $6 | Nursing - Traditional (Bachelor of Science) | University of St. Francis | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $6 | Teaching in Nursing Certificate | University of St. Francis | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $6 | RN-BSN Bridge Program | St Johns College of Nursing | 76 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $6 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Governors State University | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $8 | RN 16-week Refresher Course | College Of DuPage | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $10 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Chamberlain University | 144 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $10 | Western Illinois University School of Nursing | Western Illinois University | 128 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $10 | Registered Nursing Degree | Kishwaukee College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 60 | 8% | 85% | $18,761 |
| 21 | $11 | LPN to AAS Bridge | Parkland College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 82 | — | 94% | $16,358 |
| 22 | $11 | LPN to ADN Bridge Program | Richland Community College | 45 wk · 40 hrs | 45 | 7% | 88% | $18,951 |
| 23 | $11 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Millikin University | 128 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $11 | Nursing Bachelor of Science | Northern Illinois University | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $11 | Nursing B.S. (RN-BS Degree) | Northern Illinois University | 160 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $11 | Nursing AAS Degree | Oakton College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $11 | Associate Degree Nursing | Sauk Valley Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 60 | 28% | 87% | $13,533 |
| 28 | $11 | Registered Nurse | Illinois Central College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 84 | — | 95% | $17,698 |
| 29 | $11 | Associate In Applied Science/Nursing | Carl Sandburg College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $11 | Nursing AAS 21NC | College of Lake County | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 85 | — | 80% | $15,208 |
| 31 | $11 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN Completion) | Ambria College of Nursing | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $11 | Nursing Registered Associate Degree | Kankakee Community College | 91 wk · 40 hrs | 36 | 8% | 89% | $14,177 |
| 33 | $11 | RN-BSN Completion Program | McKendree University | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $11 | Nursing Registered Nurse Sequence (B.S.N.) | Illinois State University | 144 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $11 | Nursing Accelerated Prelicensure Sequence (B.S.N.) | Illinois State University | 50 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $11 | Nursing (ADN) | Heartland Community College | 96 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $11 | Nursing (RN) | Illinois Valley Community College | 72 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $11 | A.A.S. Nursing (RN) Degree | Harper College | 72 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $11 | RN Refresher | Harper College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $11 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Bradley University | 128 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $11 | BSN - Nursing | Methodist Medical Center - College of Nursing | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $11 | Associate Degree in Nursing | John Wood Community College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 58 | 5% | 82% | $15,243 |
| 43 | $11 | Basic BSN Track | Rockford University | 200 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $11 | Nursing AAS | Rock Valley College | 111 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $11 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | St Johns College of Nursing | 62 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $12 | Nursing Associate in Applied Science (0239) MXC | Malcolm X College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 182 | — | 76% | $15,106 |
| 47 | $12 | Nursing AAS | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 81 | 10% | 93% | $19,036 |
| 48 | $12 | Nursing (RN) (AAS)-NU500 | Joliet Junior College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 61 | — | 90% | $10,311 |
| 49 | $12 | LPN Pathway to BSN | St Johns College of Nursing | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $12 | Associate Degree Nursing Degree (ADN 204) | Lincoln Land Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $13 | Associate Degree Nursing | Rend Lake College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 84 | 4% | 90% | $15,280 |
| 52 | $13 | Bachelors of Science in Nursing | Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 72 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | $15 | Nursing Education AAS | Southwestern Illinois College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 429 | 1% | 66% | $8,063 |
| 54 | $15 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Olivet Nazarene University | 120 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | $15 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing B.S.N. (RN-BSN) (ONLINE) | Olivet Nazarene University | 144 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $15 | Registered Nursing | Graham Hospital School Of Nursing | 96 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $15 | Associate Degree In Nursing | Spoon River College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 32 | 25% | 87% | $17,528 |
| 58 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing | John A. Logan Community College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing-Hybrid Online AAS in Nursing Degree | John A. Logan Community College | 65 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing AAS Degree | Kaskaskia College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | $15 | Nursing | Parkland College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | $15 | Paramedic to AAS Nursing Bridge | Parkland College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $15 | Nursing AAS | Prairie State College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | $15 | Nursing-Associate in Applied Science | Morton College | 72 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 65 | $15 | Associate Degree Of Nursing | Danville Area Community College | 125 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing | Richland Community College | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $15 | Nursing (ADN) | Highland Community College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) | College Of DuPage | 120 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $15 | Nursing Associate in Applied Science | Lewis and Clark Community College | 76 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 70 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing | Southeastern Illinois College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 71 | $15 | Associates of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) | Ambria College of Nursing | 90 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | $15 | Practical Nursing Program | Ambria College of Nursing | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 73 | $15 | WIU School of Nursing | Western Illinois University | 128 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | $15 | Associate Degree Nurse | Lake Land College | 72 wk · 40 hrs | 76 | 25% | 92% | $17,650 |
| 75 | $15 | Nursing Associate Degree | Black Hawk College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | $15 | Second Degree Acclerated BSN-Nursing | Methodist Medical Center - College of Nursing | 90 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | $15 | Bachelor of Science In Nursing | OSF - Saint Francis Medical Center | 208 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 78 | $15 | BSN-A partnership with Blessing College of Nursing | Quincy University | 144 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | $15 | Associate Degree in Nursing | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges/LTC | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | $15 | Nursing--B.S.N. (last two years of B.S.N.) | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | $15 | Nursing (AAS) | Waubonsee Community College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 93 | — | 85% | $15,506 |
| 82 | $15 | Associate Degree Nursing | Shawnee Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | $33,690 | BSN-A (Registered Nurse) | Blessing Reiman College Of Nursing & Health Scienc | 144 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | $58,773 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Accelerated | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | 58 wk · 30 hrs | 30 | 97% | 89% | $22,645 |
| 85 | $62,963 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Basic / Traditional | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | 90 wk · 20 hrs | 98 | 85% | 80% | $16,312 |
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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