3 accredited schools across the Bakersfield metro area trained 122 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
67 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $41,237 for a program of about 15 months.
30 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($10,260 out of state).
25 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($10,260 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area graduated 122 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield with 67.
Among schools that published a program price, San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield in Bakersfield listed the lowest total: $41,237 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro earn a median $76,130 a year ($36.60/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $79,750 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.