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Registered-nurse (RN) programs in North Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost

72 programs in North Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Registered nurse (RN) (29-1141). Published costs run from $607 to $85,230; 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 list72
With a published cost72 of 72
With an employment figure53 of 72
Median published cost$8,372
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Program (provider’s page) · credential · codeProvider · cityLengthExitedCompletedEmployed Q2 after exitMedian earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1$607tuition + fees + suppliesWCE - Nurse Aide ICNA Certificate · 29-1141Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh 276034 wk · 40 hrs83670%72%$6,211
2$677tuition + fees + suppliesCertified Nurse Aide IINurse Aide II · 29-1141Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield 2757715 wk · 12 hrs
3$1,325tuition + fees + suppliesRN Refresher ProgramRN Licensure · 29-1141NC AHEC RN Refresher ProgramChapel Hill 2759952 wk · 46 hrs
4$2,500tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Non-Integrated)Associate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro 27573259 wk · 50 hrs
5$4,431tuition + fees + suppliesLPN-RN - Associate Degree Nursing Bridge ProgramAssociate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory 2860232 wk · 24 hrs
6$4,906tuition + fees + suppliesGeneral Occupational Technology Diploma (D55280)General Occupational Technology Diploma · 29-1126; 29-1141; 29-1292Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory 2860264 wk · 12 hrs1,51784%$10,004
7$5,168tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Non-Integrated)Registered Nurse · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141Haywood Community CollegeClyde 2872180 wk · 40 hrs18100%100%$15,700
8$5,168tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate in Applied Science Degree - NursingAssociate in Applied Science Degree - Nursing · 29-1141Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy 2890680 wk · 14 hrs
9$5,366tuition + fees + suppliesBachelor of Science in NursingBachelor of Science in Nursing · 29-1141UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTONWilmington 28403128 wk · 15 hrs
10$5,390tuition + fees + suppliesNursing, Generic Four Year Track, BSBachelors · 29-1141Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville 28301132 wk · 40 hrs
11$5,414tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing: LPN to ADN OptionAssociate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth 2737540 wk · 15 hrs
12$5,624tuition + fees + suppliesNursing - Associate in Applied Science DegreeAssociate in Applied Science Degree - Nursing · 29-1141Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst 2837480 wk · 15 hrs39630%90%$20,061
13$5,980tuition + fees + suppliesBachelor of Science in NursingBS RN · 29-1141UNC CharlotteCharlotte 28223108 wk · 8 hrs
14$6,080tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Non-Integrated)Associate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy 2890680 wk · 12 hrs1080%100%$15,452
15$6,188tuition + fees + suppliesAssociates Degree Nursing (ADN)Associate's Degree · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141Brunswick Community CollegeSupply 2846272 wk · 40 hrs30119%93%$19,525
16$6,258tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-salem 27103100 wk · 30 hrs96926%91%$22,119
17$6,466tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing, LPN to RN Advanced Placement OptionAssociate's Degree in Applied Science - Nursing · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGESanford 2733074 wk · 20 hrs
18$6,500tuition + fees + suppliesNursing AASAssociate in Applied Science Degree - Nursing · 29-1141Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson 2753780 wk · 14 hrs5582%87%$17,737
19$6,604tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingNursing · 29-1141CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGESanford 2733075 wk · 12 hrs19214%86%
20$6,789tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate's Degree of Nursing · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Sampson Community CollegeClinton 2832880 wk · 14 hrs32023%86%$22,589
21$6,826tuition + fees + suppliesPN to ADN Transition BridgeRegistered Nurse · 29-1141Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson 2863878 wk · 25 hrs4879%$3,850
22$7,072tuition + fees + suppliesNursingAssociate Degree - Nursing · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield 2757780 wk · 15 hrs
23$7,500tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing - ADNAssociate Degree in Nursing · 29-1141Surry Community CollegeDobson 2701780 wk · 12 hrs1070%90%$14,433
24$7,506tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate's Degree Nursing · 29-1141College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City 2790664 wk · 31 hrs5448%88%$12,597
25$7,548tuition + fees + suppliesLPN Advanced PlacementAdvanced Placement · 11-9111; 29-1141; 29-1141Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh 2760342 wk · 40 hrs
26$7,702tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Nursing AAS DegreeAssociate's Degree · 29-1141ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGEAsheville 28801104 wk · 40 hrs71626%91%$20,127
27$7,857tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingNursing AAS · 25-1072; 29-1141Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield 2757780 wk · 13 hrs28824%87%$20,867
28$7,881tuition + fees + suppliesNursing, Assoc. Applied Science (AAS)Associates in Applied Science - Nursing · 29-1141Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville 2847280 wk · 14 hrs7451%94%$11,496
29$7,884tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate Degree Nursing · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGESpruce Pine 2877764 wk · 20 hrs2945%90%$12,622
30$8,039tuition + fees + suppliesAssociates Degree in NursingNursing Associates Degree · 29-1141Montgomery Community CollegeTroy 2737180 wk · 14 hrs1362%91%$19,381
31$8,087tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (A45100) AA/ASAssociate in Applied Science - Nursing Degree · 25-1072; 29-1141Craven Community CollegeNew Bern 2856272 wk · 12 hrs888%86%$7,967
32$8,166tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingRegistered Nurse · 29-1141Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro 2788674 wk · 20 hrs21721%89%$21,074
33$8,182tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (A45110)Associate's Degree in Nursing · 29-1141FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGEFayetteville 2830380 wk · 14 hrs95625%76%$24,750
34$8,276tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Non-Integrated) AA/ASAssociate Degree Nursing · 25-1071; 25-1072; 29-1141Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville 2854676 wk · 27 hrs1479%85%$15,916
35$8,276tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing AA/ASAssociate Degree Nursing · 25-1072; 29-1141Lenoir Community CollegeKinston 2850272 wk · 14 hrs23526%88%$20,981
36$8,278tuition + fees + suppliesNursing A. A. SAssociate in Applied Science- Nursing · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville 2867764 wk · 50 hrs32534%91%
37$8,372tuition + fees + suppliesLPN to RNRegistered Nurse · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington 2840132 wk · 40 hrs
38$8,866tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate of Applied Science - NursingAssociate of Applied Science - Nursing · 29-1141Haywood Community CollegeClyde 2872184 wk · 27 hrs
39$8,868tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing AA/ASAssociate Degree Nursing · 25-1072; 29-1141Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City 2855776 wk · 14 hrs25413%79%$21,932
40$9,204tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro 2869780 wk · 25 hrs1354%80%$13,775
41$9,283tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Integrated)Associate Degree Nursing · 29-1141; 29-1141Alamance Community CollegeGraham 2725380 wk · 14 hrs4288%95%$18,317
42$9,695tuition + fees + suppliesNursing-Registered, LPN to RN, AAS (A45110PN)Nursing-Registered, LPN to RN, AAS (A45110PN) · 25-1072; 29-1141Gaston CollegeDallas 2803442 wk · 27 hrs35453%87%$17,660
43$9,740tuition + fees + suppliesAssociates Degree-Nursing (RN)Associates Degree · 29-1141Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount 2780478 wk · 25 hrs24823%93%
44$9,834tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingNursing · 29-1141Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham 2770380 wk · 16 hrs
45$9,844tuition + fees + suppliesLPN/ADN OptionAssociate in Applied Science · 29-1141College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City 2790664 wk · 29 hrs
46$9,928tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Non-Integrated)Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) · 29-1141Robeson Community CollegeLumberton 2836016 wk · 33 hrs8054%85%$13,498
47$10,137tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Integrated) - A45110Registered Nurse (ADN) · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson 28638104 wk · 40 hrs37131%90%$17,979
48$10,213tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate Degree · 29-1141Bladen Community CollegeDublin 2833230 wk · 30 hrs3259%94%$16,564
49$10,500tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth 2737572 wk · 23 hrs23935%91%$18,915
50$10,508tuition + fees + suppliesNursing - Includes ADNAssociate · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington 2840174 wk · 24 hrs3284%97%$9,000
51$10,555tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing - A45110 AA/ASAssociate Degree Nursing · 25-1071; 25-1072; 29-1141WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGEGoldsboro 2753476 wk · 15 hrs
52$10,657tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing - A45110Nursing · 29-1141Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory 2860264 wk · 24 hrs34745%93%$17,793
53$10,828tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate Degree · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGEWinterville 2859064 wk · 50 hrs58531%84%$18,311
54$10,958tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing, AAS, Registered Nursing (A45110)Associates Degree · 29-1141Cleveland Community CollegeShelby 2815274 wk · 31 hrs31413%93%
55$10,981tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing - A45110Associate Degree Nursing · 29-1141Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle 2800175 wk · 14 hrs20718%92%$18,245
56$11,231tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree NursingAssociate's Degree · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Richmond Community CollegeHamlet 28345120 wk · 40 hrs28218%88%$18,797
57$11,231tuition + fees + suppliesAssoc. Degree in NursingAssociate Degree in Nursing · 29-1141Richmond Community CollegeHamlet 2834567 wk · 40 hrs30825%89%$16,938
58$11,301tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing AA/ASAssociate Degree Nursing · 29-1141James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville 2834946 wk · 32 hrs13332%90%$17,571
59$11,446tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing - A45110Associate Degree Nursing · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton 2865572 wk · 28 hrs20030%90%$16,520
60$11,624tuition + fees + suppliesNursing, Associate Degree- A45110Associate in General Education - Nursing · 29-1141McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion 2875280 wk · 27 hrs15920%93%$22,873
61$11,850tuition + fees + suppliesRegistered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN)Bachelor of Science in Nursing · 11-9111; 25-1072; 29-1141Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs 2801715 wk · 18 hrs
62$12,200tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (A45110)Nursing - Associate's in Applied Science · 29-1141Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale 2816080 wk · 14 hrs27020%90%
63$12,442tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate in Arts, NursingNursing · 29-1141Southwestern Community CollegeSylva 2877972 wk · 14 hrs11100%100%$16,274
64$13,250tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Nursing DegreeNursing · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock 2873180 wk · 16 hrs30020%85%$19,108
65$14,000tuition + fees + suppliesAssociates Degree Nursing (AAS)Associates Degree Nursing · 11-9111; 29-1141; 29-1141Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh 2760374 wk · 40 hrs
66$14,576tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree Nursing (Integrated)Associate Degree · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro 2720472 wk · 40 hrs2361%100%$12,275
67$14,876tuition + fees + suppliesAssociates in NursingAssociates Degree · 29-1141South Piedmont Community CollegeWadesboro 2817064 wk · 8 hrs37016%93%
68$16,031tuition + fees + suppliesNursing-Registered Nursing, AAS (A45110RN)Nursing-Registered Nursing, AAS (A45110RN) · 25-1072; 29-1141; 29-1141Gaston CollegeDallas 2803474 wk · 38 hrs35252%88%$17,548
69$22,592tuition + fees + suppliesPrelicensure BSN ProgramBS Degree - Nursing · 29-1141; 29-1141; 29-1141University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke 28372128 wk · 15 hrs13100%100%$12,110
70$41,390tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree in Nursing Program, LPN/LVN to ADN Bridge OptionAssociate of Science in Nursing Degree · 29-1141Galen College of NursingAsheville 2880372 wk · 18 hrs6037%70%$14,869
71$55,645tuition + fees + suppliesAssociate Degree in Nursing Program, Two-year OptionAssociate of Science in Nursing Degree · 29-1141Galen College of NursingAsheville 2880396 wk · 20 hrs13217%65%$7,215
72$85,230tuition + fees + suppliesBaccalaureate Degree in Nursing Program, Prelicensure OptionBaccalaureate Degree in Nursing Program, Prelicensure Option · 29-1141Galen College of NursingAsheville 28803144 wk · 18 hrs3578%$7,748

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,616 programs for North Carolina 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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