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LPN / LVN programs in Minnesota on the federal training list, by published cost

23 programs in Minnesota’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for LPN / LVN (29-2061). Published costs run from $2,878 to $21,560; 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.

Read this first. 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. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.
Programs on the list23
With a published cost23 of 23
With an employment figure23 of 23
Median published cost$7,026
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#Published cost
basis
Program (provider’s page) · credential · codeProvider · cityLengthExitedCompletedEmployed Q2 after exitMedian earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1$2,878tuition + fees + suppliesAdvanced Nursing AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · 29-2061Riverland Community CollegeAustin 5591230 wk · 16 hrs22885%87%$10,348
2$6,288tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Central Lakes CollegeBrainerd 5640160 wk · 36 hrs10297%92%$8,875
3$6,351tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeAlexandria 5630860 wk · 36 hrs31983%90%$9,446
4$6,436tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Lake Superior CollegeDuluth 5581160 wk · 40 hrs21446%82%$8,872
5$6,896tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Pine Technical and Community CollegePine City 5506360 wk · 41 hrs31652%76%$8,222
6$6,945tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeSt. Cloud 5630360 wk · 40 hrs42785%90%$9,032
7$6,946tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Minnesota State College SoutheastWinona 5598760 wk · 38 hrs22076%80%$9,792
8$6,967tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka 5530360 wk · 38 hrs29973%90%$11,064
9$6,979tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet 5572060 wk · 40 hrs2839%68%$4,671
10$6,990tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester 5590460 wk · 39 hrs25745%88%$8,182
11$7,015tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Riverland Community CollegeAustin 5591260 wk · 39 hrs22885%87%$10,348
12$7,026tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji 5660160 wk · 37 hrs7179%93%$10,289
13$7,050tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Ridgewater CollegeWillmar 5620160 wk · 40 hrs12294%91%$10,392
14$7,068tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Saint Paul CollegeSt. Paul 5510260 wk · 40 hrs44352%84%$8,490
15$7,080tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061South Central CollegeNorth Mankato 5600360 wk · 40 hrs9581%88%$10,286
16$7,346tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls 5624160 wk · 39 hrs28457%80%$6,727
17$7,610tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls 5670160 wk · 42 hrs98646%32%$6,820
18$7,976tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount 5506860 wk · 43 hrs47747%86%$9,674
19$8,061tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Minnesota North CollegeHibbing 5574660 wk · 45 hrs4569%89%$8,309
20$8,430tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park 5544560 wk · 49 hrs41347%81%$10,190
21$8,501tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · 29-2061Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls 5653760 wk · 40 hrs58436%28%$5,212
22$10,322tuition + fees + suppliesPractical NursingAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · 29-2061Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park 55445120 wk · 50 hrs52914%83%$8,326
23$21,560tuition + fees + suppliesPractical Nursing - DiplomaDiploma · 29-2061Rasmussen UniversityBloomington 5543766 wk · 20 hrs12246%43%$11,142

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,787 programs for Minnesota 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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