3 accredited schools across the Fresno metro area trained 84 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.
47 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,000 for a program of about 72 weeks.
This public two-year college in Madera County graduated 36 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,408 out of state).
This public two-year college in Fresno County graduated 1 LPN student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,408 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Fresno, CA metro area graduated 84 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Clovis Adult Education with 47.
Among schools that published a program price, Clovis Adult Education in Clovis listed the lowest total: $15,000 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Fresno, CA metro earn a median $75,580 a year ($36.34/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.