10 accredited schools across the Riverside metro area trained 775 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.
298 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $40,150 for a program of about 55 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Riverside that reported 143 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $37,991 for a program of about 15 months.
Public two-year college in Riverside that reported 92 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($11,190 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Riverside County graduated 85 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $33,800 for a program of about 60 weeks.
This public career school in Riverside County graduated 39 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $34,500 for a program of about 72 weeks.
This public two-year college in San Bernardino County graduated 30 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($11,040 out of state).
Public two-year college in Palm Desert that reported 27 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,548 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Rancho Mirage that reported 27 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $41,237 for a program of about 64 weeks.
24 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($11,040 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in Riverside that reported 10 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,804.
10 accredited schools in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area graduated 775 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was American Career College-Ontario with 298.
Among schools that published a program price, California Nurses Educational Institute in Rancho Mirage listed the lowest total: $33,800 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro earn a median $76,970 a year ($37.01/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.