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LPN / LVN programs in Michigan on the federal training list, by published cost
34 programs in Michigan’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for LPN / LVN (29-2061). Published costs run from $364 to $32,160; 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 | $364 | Alr 105 Intro To Nursing Law (10002225 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 5 hrs | 20 | 100% | 92% | $16,248 |
| 2 | $663 | Alr 101 Success (10002217 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 5 hrs | 43 | 81% | 94% | $11,823 |
| 3 | $969 | Alr 103 Practical Nursing Assessment (10002221 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 13 hrs | 20 | 100% | 100% | $11,995 |
| 4 | $1,268 | Alr 102 Anatomy And Physiology (10002219 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 8 wk · 8 hrs | 34 | 82% | 100% | $9,818 |
| 5 | $1,437 | Alr 106 Pharmacology (10002227 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 6 wk · 8 hrs | 20 | 100% | 85% | $13,294 |
| 6 | $1,818 | Alr 107 Basic Nursing Ii (10002229 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 22 hrs | 18 | 100% | 92% | $12,889 |
| 7 | $1,923 | Alr 104 Basic Nursing I (10002223 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 21 hrs | 20 | 100% | 92% | $14,362 |
| 8 | $2,182 | Alr 109 Pediatrics (10002233 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 15 hrs | 12 | 100% | 92% | $19,118 |
| 9 | $2,227 | Alr 111 Gerontology (10002237 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 6 wk · 27 hrs | 11 | 100% | 91% | $20,849 |
| 10 | $2,295 | Alr 110 Medical Surgical Nursing (10002235 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 6 wk · 27 hrs | 12 | 100% | 100% | $17,504 |
| 11 | $2,297 | Alr 108 Obstetrics (ob) (10002231 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 4 wk · 21 hrs | 17 | 100% | 83% | $19,834 |
| 12 | $9,273 | Practical Nurse (L.P.N. Training) | West Shore Community College | 30 wk · 17 hrs | 25 | 84% | 85% | $4,724 |
| 13 | $9,453 | Practical Nursing | Schoolcraft College | 52 wk · 13 hrs | 63 | 51% | 93% | $8,659 |
| 14 | $9,717 | Practical Nursing Program | Monroe County Community College | 52 wk · 16 hrs | 15 | 87% | 91% | $9,780 |
| 15 | $11,400 | Practical Nursing to Registered Nursing Program | Monroe County Community College | 42 wk · 9 hrs | 8 | 100% | — | — |
| 16 | $12,018 | Licensed Practical Nursing | Alpena Community College | 48 wk · 38 hrs | 27 | 37% | 96% | $6,875 |
| 17 | $12,299 | Practical Nurse (LPN) | Gogebic Community College | 35 wk · 18 hrs | 5 | — | 49% | $3,756 |
| 18 | $12,765 | Practical Nursing Certificate (371) | Grand Rapids Community College | 49 wk · 15 hrs | 58 | 91% | 86% | $14,946 |
| 19 | $14,347 | Licensed Practical Nursing | Macomb Community College | 44 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $14,614 | Practical Nursing | Monroe County Community College | 60 wk · 20 hrs | 15 | 87% | 91% | $9,780 |
| 21 | $15,929 | Practical Nurse (PNCE.CERT) | Jackson College | 104 wk · 33 hrs | 38 | 45% | 78% | $15,082 |
| 22 | $16,041 | Practical Nursing (C) | North Central Michigan College | 80 wk · 16 hrs | 14 | 64% | 100% | $10,547 |
| 23 | $17,734 | Licensed Practical Nursing (10002138 Niles) | Alr Educational Health Services Inc. | 56 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $18,036 | Practical Nursing Education | Wayne County Community College District | 40 wk · 15 hrs | 211 | 18% | 83% | $9,071 |
| 25 | $20,061 | Practical Nursing | St. Clair County Community College | 48 wk · 28 hrs | 79 | 37% | 86% | $14,425 |
| 26 | $23,816 | Practical Nursing | Hondros College of Nursing | 46 wk · 15 hrs | 417 | 63% | 90% | $10,946 |
| 27 | $27,224 | Practical Nurse | Serenity Health Training Institute - Southfield | 52 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $30,050 | Practical Nurse | Abcott Institute | 48 wk · 20 hrs | 93 | 53% | — | — |
| 29 | $30,095 | Practical Nurse | Detroit Business Institute - Downriver | 45 wk · 25 hrs | 66 | 74% | — | — |
| 30 | $32,160 | Practical Nurse | Dorsey College - Madison Heights | 48 wk · 23 hrs | 154 | 62% | 89% | $11,309 |
| 31 | $32,160 | Practical Nurse | Dorsey College - Roseville | 48 wk · 23 hrs | 112 | 70% | 91% | $10,460 |
| 32 | $32,160 | Practical Nurse | Dorsey College - Saginaw | 48 wk · 23 hrs | 80 | 79% | 92% | $13,473 |
| 33 | $32,160 | Practical Nurse | Dorsey College - Wayne | 48 wk · 23 hrs | 79 | 51% | 89% | $11,361 |
| 34 | $32,160 | Practical Nurse | Dorsey College - Woodhaven | 48 wk · 23 hrs | 59 | 59% | 85% | $12,378 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,402 programs for Michigan 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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This page sorts LPN / LVN programs in Michigan by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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